(July 19, 2016 at 4:01 pm)Mathilda Wrote:(July 19, 2016 at 3:54 pm)Rhythm Wrote: LOL, no, Bella, actually. I'm with you on that one. Bellas become infamous on the boards for a "UK because self determination, lol fuck scotland" stance since Brexit. Nominally scottish too...been wondering about that, actually. Kind of a riddle...to me.
I'm assuming that her parents are Tory voters. Possibly even from the south of England originally. I used to be a Tory voter at her age because I was raised in a Tory voting Daily Mail reading household on the south coast of England. The parent's political views are normally the biggest influence on how people vote. Even today I still can't bring myself to vote Labour. And we all know on this forum how strong childhood conditioning can be. It's not just religion.
It takes a concerted effort to challenge your own conditioning and to question your own assumptions. Propaganda works for a reason.
Born and bred in Scotland, actually.
My mother isn't exactly interested in politics. Ask my father what he supports if you can track the bastard down. I formed the majority of my opinions on my own.