> I have never in my life understood how being a member of a racial/gender/religious group implied association with some specific political party.
Surely it wouldn't surprise you to learn gay voters are more likely to support pro-gay-rights parties?
Re:Orthodox Privilege
by mumbisChungo on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:13PM
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Surely it wouldn't surprise you to learn gay voters are individual humans with their own thoughts and perspectives?
How is that argument against what he said? It is precisely own thoughts and perspectives that makes people of common demographics and with common experiences to make different conclusions then from those who did not lived the same way.
Re:Orthodox Privilege
by mumbisChungo on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:40PM
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I don't think either of us really posited an argument, but you're right that I shouldn't have responded to a snarky bad-faith comment with my own.
Re:Orthodox Privilege
by brightball on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @05:19PM
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More likely? Sure.
To assume that they endorse every other stance of those parties because of that? No.
And more so, biologically or religiously based political alignment also prevents the other party from even attempting to win your votes. If they know you won’t sway...why try?
Statistically, there are measurable and not really small differences in attractiveness of parties to different genders, races and religions.
The implied association likely have a lot to do with those visible differences.
Free throught does not mean that everyone finds same appeal of same policies and groups regardless of their differing interests and experiences. Quite the opposite.
It's one of many forms of labeling that are easily attached to people and it's one of many reasons why I'll be firmly independent until the day I die. Although I'm sure that has a perception associated with it too.