I lived in one place from ages 2 to 18. Then I moved to Portland for college. I have not even been back for a visit in ages, as my whole family eventually moved out all over the place. I lived all over Portland and its suburbs, and a few places in southern to central Wahington, then the coast, then here in this crappy town in Oregon.
I did go to college, Associates degree only.
I consider myself very socially and moderately fiscally liberal. Small goverment is pointless, people fail to regulate themselves for the wellbeing of all.
That all being said, my mom, though Catholic, is very liberal/progressive. Then again, she also left home at 18, moved to California and got an associates degree and working in finance law for a while with private banks, and then for the rail road, before getting married and having kids at age 30. So partly I think she passed her liberalism on to her kids. We grew up in a fairly conservative area, though it has become more liberal with the passing of time. I well remember the day my 2nd grade teacher passed out buttons for Ronald Reagan to the kids. My mom practically stormed the principals office! She was in a rare temper over that.
Anyway, I agree that it seems conservatives, socially at any rate, tend to be more sheltered. Looking at the kids I grew up with who I am still in contact with, the ones who stayed in and around Bend are the social conservatives, the ones who moved away and/or attended collage are all socially liberal. Exposure to things makes for less fear of those things. There is quite a lot of evidence to support this notion. I didn't hear this particular NPR show today, but I read about this theory recently.
I did go to college, Associates degree only.
I consider myself very socially and moderately fiscally liberal. Small goverment is pointless, people fail to regulate themselves for the wellbeing of all.
That all being said, my mom, though Catholic, is very liberal/progressive. Then again, she also left home at 18, moved to California and got an associates degree and working in finance law for a while with private banks, and then for the rail road, before getting married and having kids at age 30. So partly I think she passed her liberalism on to her kids. We grew up in a fairly conservative area, though it has become more liberal with the passing of time. I well remember the day my 2nd grade teacher passed out buttons for Ronald Reagan to the kids. My mom practically stormed the principals office! She was in a rare temper over that.
Anyway, I agree that it seems conservatives, socially at any rate, tend to be more sheltered. Looking at the kids I grew up with who I am still in contact with, the ones who stayed in and around Bend are the social conservatives, the ones who moved away and/or attended collage are all socially liberal. Exposure to things makes for less fear of those things. There is quite a lot of evidence to support this notion. I didn't hear this particular NPR show today, but I read about this theory recently.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
