Resolved Question: Isn't it time to debunk the Myths of Liberalism?

21 August 2010, 9:38 am

Myth #1-"Liberals care more about their Fellow Man" --conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household (while on avg making 6% less income) -- Conservatives also donate more time and give more blood. -- Residents of the states that voted for John Kerry in 2004 gave smaller percentages of their incomes to charity than did residents of states that voted for George Bush. -- Bush carried 24 of the 25 states where charitable giving was above average. -- In the 10 reddest states, in which Bush got more than 60 percent majorities, the average percentage of personal income donated to charity was 3.5. Residents of the bluest states, which gave Bush less than 40 percent, donated just 1.9 percent. ******* People who reject the idea that "government has a responsibility to reduce income inequality" give an average of four times more than people who accept that proposition. ***** Brooks demonstrates a correlation between charitable behavior and "the values that lie beneath" liberal and conservative labels. Two influences on charitable behavior are religion and attitudes about the proper role of government. MYTH # 2 - "Liberals are more intelligent than Conservatives" 2008 Elections - Results by Congressiona District - Level of Education (Exit Polls and Census Data) LEAST EDUCATED 1. Texas-29 (South Houston-Baytown, 53%, CPVI Democrat +8); 2. California-34 (East Los Angeles, 54.4%, CPVI Democrat +22); 3. California-20 (Fresno-Lamont, 55.2%, CPVI Democrat +5); 4. California-47 (Garden Grove-Santa Ana, 55.8%, CPVI Democrat +4); 5. New York-16 (Bronx, 58.5%, CPVI Democrat +41); 6. California-31 (Northeast Los Angeles-Hollywood, 59.2%, CPVI Democrat +29); 7. Illinois-4 (Chicago-Cicero, 61.7%, CPVI Democrat +32); 8. Arizona-4 (Phoenix-Guadalupe, 63.6%, CPVI Democrat +13); 9. Texas-15 (Corpus Christie-McAllen, 64.7%, CPVI Democrat +3); 10. Texas-28 (Laredo-San Antonio, 65%, CPVI Democrat +0). MOST EDUCATED 1. Colorado-6 (Littleton-Castle Rock, 96%, CPVI Republican +8); 2. Minnesota-3 (Edina-Maple Grove, 94.7%, CPVI Republican +0); 3. California-30 (Beverly Hills-Malibu, 94.2%, CPVI Democrat +18 ); 4. Washington-1 (Redmond-Edmonds, 94.1%, CPVI Democrat +9); 5. Wisconsin-5 (Waukesha-West Bend, 93.6%, CPVI Republican +12); 6. Minnesota-2 (Apple Valley-Lakeville, 93.6%, CPVI Republican +4); 7. Massachusetts-10 (Cape Cod, 93.6%, CPVI Democrat +5); 8. Georgia-6 (Dunwoody-Canton, 93.5% CPVI Republican +19); 9. Minnesota-6 (Woodbury-St. Cloud, 93.4%, CPVI Republican +7); 10. Illinois-13 (Downers Grove-Orland Park, 93.4%, CPVI Republican +1) http://www.proximityone.com/cd.htm http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2750401/presidential_politics_more_educated.html?cat=47 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html No Blogs.. No opinions.. No Theories.. This is COLD HARD DATA... Read More »

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