Comments on: The boss endorses http://veryness.com/2008/04/16/the-boss-endorses/ Sat, 19 May 2012 16:09:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Nathan Clark http://veryness.com/2008/04/16/the-boss-endorses/#comment-66 Nathan Clark Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:25:10 +0000 http://veryness.com/2008/04/16/the-boss-endorses/#comment-66 That's a huge question Peter. I'd say that there are a number of factors at play. It could be that musicians and artists have more free-time to research positions, thus are more able to make educated political decisions. Or it could be that they've found more of their market is liberal, thus making a marketing move. Or maybe it's the compassion or hope. I would say we've been barraged for years with the notion we need to be terribly afraid of "them". And that we need to protect "us". It could be that most artists had periods of extreme poverty in their stories, and might have more personally rooted empathy with those in need. Perhaps they also have less faith in individuals freely acting to help those in need based on those same experiences. It could just be that most artists seem to live in California and New York, which seem to tilt liberally. In fact, it seems more major urban areas lean liberal in general, and it's probable that artist concentrate in urban areas. Except Norris and the Nuge, that is. That’s a huge question Peter.
I’d say that there are a number of factors at play. It could be that musicians and artists have more free-time to research positions, thus are more able to make educated political decisions. Or it could be that they’ve found more of their market is liberal, thus making a marketing move.
Or maybe it’s the compassion or hope. I would say we’ve been barraged for years with the notion we need to be terribly afraid of “them”. And that we need to protect “us”.
It could be that most artists had periods of extreme poverty in their stories, and might have more personally rooted empathy with those in need. Perhaps they also have less faith in individuals freely acting to help those in need based on those same experiences.
It could just be that most artists seem to live in California and New York, which seem to tilt liberally. In fact, it seems more major urban areas lean liberal in general, and it’s probable that artist concentrate in urban areas. Except Norris and the Nuge, that is.

]]> By: peter http://veryness.com/2008/04/16/the-boss-endorses/#comment-65 peter Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:41:33 +0000 http://veryness.com/2008/04/16/the-boss-endorses/#comment-65 I love the boss. chuck norris aside, I often wonder why artists on the whole tend to lean towards liberal political viewpoints. what is it about the way that they are wired matches up with the philosophy? is it the idealism? the compassion? the environment? (an aside: as a conservative, in all these things I tend to see the potential for MORE good being done by limiting gov't and allowing people to maximize their own efforts, but that's another point...) I love the boss.

chuck norris aside, I often wonder why artists on the whole tend to lean towards liberal political viewpoints. what is it about the way that they are wired matches up with the philosophy? is it the idealism? the compassion? the environment?

(an aside: as a conservative, in all these things I tend to see the potential for MORE good being done by limiting gov’t and allowing people to maximize their own efforts, but that’s another point…)

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