Mastodawn

As a non american, I realised I can tell the politics of most americans just by looking at their lifestyle.

https://lemmy.world/post/43488530

As a non american, I realised I can tell the politics of most americans just by looking at their lifestyle. - Lemmy.World

Boss of my sister, who’s an American lady, visited my country. Just on that base I could tell she’s left leaning, because I don’t think republican would want to visit India. It might sound trivial, but I really thought, how much do Americans really have a choice in election? No, it’s much harder to do it here, tell someone’s political leaning just by looking at their lifestyle.

cinoreus Feb 23

She also had some personal problems, which gave away the hint. I don’t wanna share those

Tundra_Lifeform Feb 23

Any more examples of this?

cinoreus Feb 23

Unmarried women past 30. Just the attitude towards me as an Indian.

To an extent how closely they follow Christianity.

roofuskit Feb 23

No, not how closely. How LOUDLY they follow Christianity. Real Christians wouldn’t vote for Trump or most of the GOP.

I mean, it also really helps that it’s also basically just a 50/50 chance.

cinoreus Feb 23

Definitely.

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson Feb 23

I disagree, they come for business of bankrupting the non-Rich-Super rich Economic Classes/Owners even more than almost all are.

roofuskit Feb 23

Conservatives visit poorer countries all the time because they can afford a more lavish vacation there. People’s time is cheaper to purchase.

cinoreus Feb 23

I don’t think they would readily socialise with locals like she did

sad_detective_man Feb 23

They do. They kind of change personalities when they get out of the country. Don’t know if it’s no longer being surrounded by clones to reaffirm their convictions or just the experience of being in a culture that operates on different rules than “most confident person in the room is automatically right and also a super genius”.

But I’ve seen literal chuds suddenly get very stealthy about their shit when they’re not in Murica no more

gravitas_deficiency Feb 23

I mean… yes and no. I am aggressively progressive and rather socialistic, and I have seriously enjoyed the time I’ve spent in Thailand - the food is INCREDIBLE, and I’d love to get the chance to explore the country more. And Thailand is relatively inexpensive, not counting the flights.

But I also really enjoy Japan and pretty much everywhere I’ve been to in Europe. And on the flip side, besides the food (yes that’s a pattern for me lol), I’m not a huge fan of SK - it’s just so hypercapitalistic and shopping-centric (at least in Seoul, which is where I’ve spent the vast majority of my time there), which really isn’t my speed.

roofuskit Feb 23

I didn’t mean that leftists or progressives don’t. Just saying there are reasons for conservatives to visit.

gravitas_deficiency Feb 23

Fair point

MagicShel Feb 23

I visited Thailand for a few reasons, but definitely being able to afford a lavish vacation was part of the draw. But as it turned out, I got to know a few locals and really fell in love with the country. Sadly, I haven’t had a chance to go back because the flight is so long and expensive.

I was on a sort of cultural tour. Yeah, we visited a clothier and a jewelry store and super-upscale restaurants, but we also visited roadside booths, temples, a school, a Karen tribe, and walking markets. And I’m a bit of an introvert, but I made a real effort to interact with and get to know some of the locals.

Going there changed me. Not in any way that is easy to describe. I didn’t go a nazi and come back a communist or anything. But that experience has kinda echoed forward through the rest of my life. It has reframed my thinking about some things.

Anyway, I would just suggest that while you’re probably largely right, sometimes folks get enlightened by the experience through no intent of their own.

roofuskit Feb 23

I was just saying that there are motivations to go to poorer countries outside of cultural experiences and that those draw conservatives and just about everyone else.

givesomefucks Feb 23

No you can’t…

Youre just being bigoted and judging people by appearance.

What’s weird is how supportive people are being of it.

cinoreus Feb 23

I said lifestyle choices, not appearances

givesomefucks Feb 23

Yes, racists and other bigots almost always put themselves in the best possible light

How_do_I_computah Feb 23

So you just discovered how to be prejudiced. Congrats? 😂

“It’s not prejudice! It’s pattern recognition!”

Nvermind Feb 23

Not sure why you’re getting so much shit for this! Because of how polarized the US is, people do a lot to telegraph their leanings one way or another, either through style or speech hinting at what they believe. A lot people make it pretty easy to tell their political leanings quickly.

Also, Democrats are a fair bit more likely to have a passport than Republicans, so if you’re meeting someone abroad, adds are somewhat higher they don’t support the current shitshow.

So Much to Say about Pres. Trump's Election EO, But Let's Start with Passport Possession

What the Survey of the Performance of American Elections says about passport possession

Playing with Election Data

Pommes_für_dein_Balg Feb 23

"U"SA are several countries in a trench coat, posing as one.

CompactFlax Feb 23

People of all political stripes travel around the world.

There are a lot of Americans who are republicans because they’ve always been republicans and their dad was a republican. They read and travel. They’re slowly realizing that their vote has enabled the current regime. However, there’s also educated people who are still very much right-wing for many reasons.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that all right-leaning people are ignorant.

cinoreus Feb 23

Travel to India specifically.