I have a new xy chromosomer in the house doing electrical work. He tells me he is very interested in the whole political/cultural situation going on right now so this could be interesting. I'm sure there are many things I can straighten him out on.
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He has not yet told me where he is politically and I am trying to anticipate this from some general cues from his demographic and manner. I will probably be completely wrong about this.
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He's in his thirties and black which statistically makes him more likely to be a labour voter. I detect no wokeness tho as he's already asked if my husband is in so there's someone who will know how the electrics work. He happens to be right but still...
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Very interesting man. Very well informed but largely on things I am not. Economics and 20th century war history. Just did a degree in psychology & criminology with the open university. Interested in systems of power but mostly economic ones, not identity-based ones.
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Of course, I got him onto gender issues. Definitely not woke. Socially conservative Christian but in full support of gender equality & gets homicidal when women are abused. Thinks feminism has overreached and the pendulum needs to stabilise.
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No mention of race at all & much factual & psychological analysis of allied forces and commonwealth referred to as 'we' so wokeness there unlikely too. Similar eye-rolling at mention of postmodernism & right-wing populism. Still not sure where to place him but I generally approve
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If I had to guess, I would go with economically centre-left, socially centre-right. I have no guilt about indulging my hobby of interrogating cab drivers & people who do work in my house on their politics as he tells me he does exactly the same with his customers if they let him
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Replying to @HPluckrose
If he's a self-employed tradesman, I expect he's economically to the right of Milton Friedman!
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