Just How Conservative Are You?
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Last semester in political science ( college class) we took a survey to see where we stood politically, and 99% of the class turned out to be in the middle of the road. no body was truly all conservative or liberal. There were huge differences on single issues but never was anybody polarized on all the issues. I found it to be very interesting considering I come from a small town where most claim to be conservative
It would be interesting to see the survey you took - questions asked, responses, data like the median age of the class, number of males vs. females, work experience, regions of the country represented and whether or not you could answer anonymously. 99% is an awfully high figure to fall in the middle of the road catagory - an unusual bell curve to say the least.
I said 99% but it was probably more like 90%. It was anonymous, non scientific, and I think it was designed to give the class the idea that politics does not have to be us against them. We are all Americans and for our government to work there must be a constant dialog of opposing views to work out a happy medium. In recent years political extremists on both sides have justified stifling political discourse with political opposites through irrational logic. I myself have witnessed the dehumanizing of people with opposing views which to me is very frighting.
I took the class as a requirement, but it turned out to be one of my favorites. As you can imagine the debate was lively and educational. I think every American should experience something similar so they can make a educated decision when voting.