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> Washington DC: The intellectual class in this city is about half conservative/Republican/libertarian and always will be. While I think the 50 percent figure
by Eurongreyjoy 9y ago
> Washington DC: The intellectual class in this city is about half conservative/Republican/libertarian and always will be.
While I think the 50 percent figure is high, people tend to only think of DC as a liberal city.
Of course it primarily is, but there is a large population of well-educated conservatives and libertarians living here.
Most of my social circle leans left, but it was always good living in DC to hear different perspectives, rather than shouting into an echo-chamber.
Also an extremely diverse population (51% Black) along with on-going gentrification leads to DC being one of the more intellectually stimulating cities to live in.
- briandear 9y ago51% black doesn’t make it “extremely diverse.” That makes it “majority black.” Hispanics are only 4% of the population, Asians less than 3%. Whites are roughly 43% I am not sure how diverse that is and certainly questionable to call that “extremely diverse.”
- lotsofpulp 9y agoIn my experience, socioeconomic diversity results in different points of view than the color of someone's skin. Many problems people face are economic or financial, so I would expect people that have grown up in similar financial environments to have similar political concerns.
- freeone3000 9y agoThere's more diverse people, which makes it more diverse. At least, according to modern corporate thought.