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"The participants were interviewed as 18- to 28-year-olds from 2001 to 2002. "
Of course 18-28 year-olds are more liberal. 10 years later it is very likely more will identify themselves as conservatives (once the get out of school and start paying taxes).
“Liberals are more likely to be concerned about total strangers; conservatives are likely to be concerned with people they associate with,” he said."
That is sort of an odd set of definitions.
I thought these political type threads were taboo.
Likewise social background will factor in as well. I’m sure it’s a good propaganda tool if one is left leaning however somebody could very easily go to a neighborhood where the majority of the population is on government assistance and is rife with crime and gang violence. Ask the residence how they vote and then give them IQ tests and get a very different statement.