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> Our culture as produced in books/film/tv/music is dominated by left leaning beliefs. This could either be a conspiracy comprising of every author of every me

by croon 8y ago

> Our culture as produced in books/film/tv/music is dominated by left leaning beliefs. This could either be a conspiracy comprising of every author of every medium... OR It's because stories need sympathetic characters, and current Republican values aren't sympathetic. I'm not trying to be divisive or flippant, though I'm sure this will be the effect. But success in media is driven by believable sympathetic characters (alternatively explosions), the only two that currently come to mind was John Goodmans character in Alpha House, and Ron Swanson (clearly libertarian) in Parks & Recreation, both of whom are very sympathetic characters, that put people before politics, and neither of whom would accept the last couple of years of their party's behavior. TL;DR: It's either caused by a vast conspiracy, or the effect of what works in story telling, whichever you think is more reasonable.

sheepmullet 8y ago
> It's because stories need sympathetic characters, and current Republican values aren't sympathetic. What makes you think that?
- ForRealsies 8y ago
  His cognitive dissonance dehumanizing the 'opposition'.
- croon 8y ago
  Things like this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/26/senate-gop-tax-bill-hurts-the-poor-more-than-originally-thought-cbo-finds/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/26/senat... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbo-score-on-latest-senate-gop-health-care-bill/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbo-score-on-latest-senate-gop-... https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/senate-gop-health-care-bill-has-dismal-approval-rating-poll.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/senate-gop-health-care-bill-... https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2017/09/18/graham-cassidy-bill-the-last-ditch-gop-effort-to-deprive-millions-of-healthcare/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2017/09/18/graham-cas... https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/04/18/new-gop-tactics-wage-war-on-obama-era-protections/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/04/18... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/30/gop-crafts-spending-bill-provisions-aimed-at-speeding-repeal-of-water-protection-rule/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20... And this one is a two-fold: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/supreme-court-upholds-employers-right-to-require-arbitration-to-settle-workplace-disputes-600923 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/supreme-court-upho... Both that the Garland-seat was stolen, but also sad that the supreme court is so partisan (cuts both ways).
swebs 8y ago
>and current Republican values aren't sympathetic Tell that to the electoral college.
- croon 8y ago
  I'm unsure, but I'm guessing you're saying that because they won the electoral college they're sympathetic? The results of the prior three elections had the winner also recieve the popular vote, and this voter turnout was at a 20 year low, involving the two most unpopular candidates since at least 10 election cycles back. But most of all, I don't think the voting (in general) was motivated by sympathy, but by discontent.

by croon 8y ago

sheepmullet 8y ago

> It's because stories need sympathetic characters, and current Republican values aren't sympathetic. What makes you think that?

ForRealsies 8y ago
His cognitive dissonance dehumanizing the 'opposition'.
croon 8y ago
Things like this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/26/senate-gop-tax-bill-hurts-the-poor-more-than-originally-thought-cbo-finds/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/26/senat... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbo-score-on-latest-senate-gop-health-care-bill/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbo-score-on-latest-senate-gop-... https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/senate-gop-health-care-bill-has-dismal-approval-rating-poll.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/senate-gop-health-care-bill-... https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2017/09/18/graham-cassidy-bill-the-last-ditch-gop-effort-to-deprive-millions-of-healthcare/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2017/09/18/graham-cas... https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/04/18/new-gop-tactics-wage-war-on-obama-era-protections/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/04/18... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/30/gop-crafts-spending-bill-provisions-aimed-at-speeding-repeal-of-water-protection-rule/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20... And this one is a two-fold: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/supreme-court-upholds-employers-right-to-require-arbitration-to-settle-workplace-disputes-600923 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/supreme-court-upho... Both that the Garland-seat was stolen, but also sad that the supreme court is so partisan (cuts both ways).

swebs 8y ago

>and current Republican values aren't sympathetic Tell that to the electoral college.

croon 8y ago
I'm unsure, but I'm guessing you're saying that because they won the electoral college they're sympathetic? The results of the prior three elections had the winner also recieve the popular vote, and this voter turnout was at a 20 year low, involving the two most unpopular candidates since at least 10 election cycles back. But most of all, I don't think the voting (in general) was motivated by sympathy, but by discontent.