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bobweaver (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:25 PM Original message |
Why is NYC so liberal, when it is the capitol of capitalism? |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Capitalism and liberalism needn't be mutually exclusive |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Amen |
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sir_captain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Several reasons |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 08:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Education/awareness/worldviews |
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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Liberal does not equal communist |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. unions are a factor. |
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sleipnir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. Unofficially, it's because Jesus has a place on the UWS. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. Why are red counties so broke, |
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ScrewyRabbit (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What sandnsea said! |
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jrthin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 08:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Well put. n/t |
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double_helix (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 09:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Yes, but many businesses are leaving areas like NY |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Suuurrree they are |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 07:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Actually, as one who grew up in the South, |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 07:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Oh, from Arkansas, goodie |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 09:35 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. No one in my part of the state was working for $2.00/hour in 1981 |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 10:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Typical |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-25-05 12:33 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Typical? Typical what? |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 10:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
28. see the sig |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 11:09 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. I would agree with that if I didn't live in NYC. |
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maxudargo (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. I have no idea |
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Zen Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. Why is Mississippi so Republican when it's the poorest state? |
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itzamirakul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. Probably because of the very large population of |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 08:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Why are rural areas so full of Bushies? |
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itzamirakul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 06:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I live in Hell's Kitchen...in the very heart of Manhattan... |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. I think the poster makes a very good point |
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double_helix (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
15. Because social liberalism and capitalism go hand in hand. |
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ldf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-05 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. very large black and gay and student populations |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 08:11 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. East European immigrants, circa 1900 |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
22. Because you can't pile that many people on top of one another |
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dr.strangelove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
24. Are liberalism and capitalism mutually exclusive. |
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El Fuego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
25. Because they are liberal about social issues |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
26. numbers, and good public education |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
27. Because the Republicans got you fooled |
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gorbal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
30. It's not just about being liberal |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
32. Capitalists don't live in New York |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-05 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
35. Because liberalism actually creates more wealth. |
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