Originally posted by: Rob9874
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Tabb
Why are most college students liberal? Because they are getting a education 🙂
Looks right and too good to pass up. Of course they are Democrats while they are learning. Once they surpass young and stupid, they become Republicans. The ones who start earning a living, that is. They become Republicans so that they can keep some of what they earn. If they don't get it about earning and want to live off the dole, they stay Democrats.
Liberal looks good to the novice.
You've hit the nail on the head. I was liberal when I was in college. But your values change when you get older. When all I cared about was getting drunk, banging chicks, getting financial aid from the government, all I wanted was a government in place that supported my lifestyle. The democratic party is the "cool" party. When you're young, you hate authority and rules, and the democratic party caters to that.
Then you graduate, get a job, and you wise up. You realize that this "party" society that you supported may not be the best environment to raise your kids. You realize that you worked hard to make a good salary, and you want to keep as much of it as you can. Even if that means unemployed strangers don't get as much free aid.
I have NEVER thought of the democratic party as being the "smart" party. Who came up with that one? LMAO! Being in college doesn't make you smart. Graduating and being successful at your job makes you smart. And I would bet more successful professionals are republican than democrat. Sure, there are the west/east coast rich liberals. But in my mind, I see most democrats as mainly younger people, union laborers, the unemployed, athiests, and people in general who want a government who will keep supporting their deadbeat lifestyle. I do not see the majority of democrats as intelligent professionals. That's a good one! :laugh:
Your ability to group certain people and hold prejudice over them is uncanny. If you want to play that game why dont we look at the states that are liberal vs conservative states. States in the north-east tend to be liberal, states in the west (Cali,Washington) are too. Most republican states are in the central region, and south. Now lets name the good schools. North east has all the Ivy leagues and more, cali has stanford, berkley, cal tech. Washington has UWS.
Now lets name one great school in the central region....University of Chicago, UIUB, UIC o wait did I forget to mention that Illionois is a liberal state?
Just try to name one great school in Texas...How about Univeristy of Texas at Austin? Did you know that Austin is a liberal city?
If proofs of that doesnt tell you something than perhaps you need to go back to school and learn some common sense.
So Einstein, can you figure out the idea I'm pushing, or should I put it in simpler words which you can understand?
Republicans come in power, the first thing they do is cut taxes, and second thing is to reform education. Texas now have one of the worst education systems in the country right along with New Mexico ever since republicans took over the state.
I dont know about you, but when the education level goes down in this country and stays down...soon we wont have the ability to compete with countries in western europe, and parts of Asia. Sure you are rich now and happy, one day your kids or your kid's kids might not be so well off. when the standards in this country goes down, our economy will follow, and so will most of every1 living here. This may not happen today, but if republicans dont reform themselves, I foresee doom overcoming America.
I wrote in a earlier forum about the invention of H2 powered cars invented by BMW. Our government was adviced on researching this type of cars, but the idea was shut down because our leaders are part owners of the big oil. BMW 7 series will be out soon in Europe, and it probably will never come here. Totatly hydrogen powered cars. It will save money for the consumer and the environment, but it wont save you republicans wallets.
How can we trust republicans if what all republicans are about is the benefit of their own pockets?
BTW This is your game Rob, you wanted to play dems are this dems are that...so here we go. I sunk to your level and played your game.