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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
How in your opinion does education direct people to the left. This is really interesting cause I think there is some merrit to this. The stereo type I have of right wingers are that they more meat and potatos kind of people.
I guess I am one that is totally different. I went to post secondary and lean right. I can see where people come from when it comes to social issues like same sex marrige and abortion and all that kind of stuff, but when it comes to other stuff I just don't get it.
Do you like high taxes? Do you like high spending? Do you support governments that are not financially responsible?
Do you support a government that is soft on crime?
When it comes to the military/foriegn policy, do you support your government to stand on the sidelines during the war against terrorism?
Always interesting to hear peoples responses.
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I'd believe the education arguement too. Most of my dad's side of the family are highly educated, and are definitely centrist / liberal and vote as such. Likewise, my mother's side are more traditional by nature, don't have the degree of education that my dad's side does, and usually vote PC. Infact, my grandmother is so incredibly right-wing, it's surprising given that she immigrated with hardly a dime on her, but didn't rely on government social programs.
Perhaps people with education are more centrist / left-leaning because a government-subsidized education has offered them a better life? The government pays for a good chunk of post-secondary education, and I haven't forgotten it either.
Just my two cents.