**official politics and religion thread**

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EDIT PAUL
As the Mac vs PC turned into a Religion and Politics thread its now split off to keep the two separate, even though they have originated from one source, this will allow the topics to be discussed in a better way.

Originally Posted by ooda

It's not just George Bush that has me not liking the Republicans, but also what the party stands for.

what is it about a push towards apparent socialism you find appealing? what is it about diversity expressing individual and community values you dont like? the republican philosophy has nothing to do with religion, or hordeing money for the rich, though the media tends to paint a different picture.

Originally Posted by ooda

I would have thought that when you do a comparison, percentage wise (only fair way), you would find that more Mac users would be for the Democrats rather than the Republicans. I am generalizing here, but Mac users would tend to be better educated, and in lines of work that do not typically have Republicans in them.

i would agree, i believe more dems have them than republicans, but thats not based on facts or studies, but i think its likely true. but i disagree about the education. most wealthy americans, CEOs and businessmen are well educated, and tend to be republican. as are the upper ranked college grads, the middle ranks of college grads(anything less than say top 5%) tend to be dems. the drop outs tend to be republican again. most teachers, professors, and artistic types, liberal arts, touchy feeley disciplines also tend to be democrats. kind of a strange bell curve.

Originally Posted by ooda

Just look at the votes in the last election. Educated people tend to be more for the Democrats, while those who are not (The South) tend to vote for the Republicans?

im going to flat out disagree. actual voters tend to be 90% stupid, both sides. i think the intelligence and education really has little to do with who votes for who. the bulk of the black votes, who vote 90%+ down dem party lines, that carry the dems in most elections, are in the south, and statistically, are not as well educated as whites, or voting republicans. so i think we can all but eliminate education and intelligence, i see the pattern you are refering to, but i think its just happenstance, and other factors are involved.

Originally Posted by ooda

Plus, who doesn't agree with what Jon Stewart is saying?

i enjoy his show, i really hope nobody gets any actual political information or adopt any views based on his show, though, as that would actually be stupid. but it is in my top ten fav shows to watch.