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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts) Wed Sep 25, 2013, 04:31 PM Sep 2013

Ever noticed that that people working in extractive industries tend to be right-wing? [View all]

Basically oil, gas, mining, logging, agribusiness, ranching, etc..

Is a lot of these industries' support for right-wingers related to environmentalism and land-use regulations, or is rooted in something deeper?

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Ever noticed that that people working in extractive industries tend to be right-wing? [View all] YoungDemCA Sep 2013 OP

They think... yesphan Sep 2013 #1

It's about resisting change and losing Skidmore Sep 2013 #10

I think it's the "rape and pillage" mentality. They're real "takers". SharonAnn Sep 2013 #13

That depends. Keep in mind a good number of those workers are union as well. phleshdef Sep 2013 #2

A lot of unionized workers, true YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #3

Yea, owners and managers for sure... phleshdef Sep 2013 #8

Could be education also. The higher education, more white collar jobs are more leftwing? uppityperson Sep 2013 #4

Higher education is correlated with liberalism YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #6

Obvious. Money. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #5

Extractive=dominion over the Earth=fundies=right wing n/t Duer 157099 Sep 2013 #7

Yep. They think gawd left it in the ground for them to use so they are entitled to it. Arkansas Granny Sep 2013 #12

Also the military complex EC Sep 2013 #9

do they tend to lean right on social issues also ? JI7 Sep 2013 #11

The ownership, management and professionals, like engineers and such are. Cleita Sep 2013 #14

Dentists too... Bay Boy Sep 2013 #15

Left-wingers work to make the extractive industries superfluous jmowreader Sep 2013 #16