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Default OT Stereotypes of "liberals" vs "conservatives"


"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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: "cavelamb" wrote in message
: m...
: krw wrote:
: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 22:12:43 +0000 (UTC), Curious Man
: wrote:
:
: There seems to be a stereotype that "liberals" are the lazy sorts
of
: people who interrupt TV viewing only to go to soup lines, or smoke
: harmful substances, whereas "conservatives" are hard working, self
: reliant people who are very well off due to their own perseverance
and
: work ethic.
:
: And yet, the few self proclaimed or suspected liberals and Obama
: supporters of this newsgroup, seem to be very well off,
accomplished
: people, whereas many conservatives, while intelligent and
interesting
: people on many levels, are not exactly above that kind of level of
: attainment.
:
: Show us your data. IOW, you're talking out your a$$.
:
: If that is the case, is that perhaps the time to reconsider our
: stereotypes?
:
: Perhaps you should reconsider yours.
:
: i think what he is saying is that your stereotypes should be the
: same as his...
:
: More likely what he would have said, had he not been so polite, is
that the
: people who identify themselves at either end of the spectrum are out
of
: their minds. And, of course, he would be correct. d8-)

I thought he was just being a conservative.

Dave in Houston