Cyclists are liberals?! (Retry)

[kelownagirl]

In Canada (Federally) we have Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, the Green Party, and few others (different in Quebec tho). And Provincially, we have Liberals who aren't liberal at all but are very conservative and New Dems who are more or less Liberal. Weird.

Although on this poll I said I am liberal, you couldn't pay me to vote Liberal Provincially, although I do vote Liberal strategically in Federal elections because my party will never get in there so it's simply a matter of trying to keep the Conservatives out.

As one friend pointed out to me, it depends on the issue. I am a radical liberal on all social issues, that's for sure. My leaning on other issues vary.

[shootingstar]

In Canada (Federally) we have Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, the Green Party, and few others (different in Quebec tho). And Provincially, we have Liberals who aren't liberal at all but are very conservative and New Dems who are more or less Liberal. Weird.

Yes, agree that at the provincial level in B.C., our Liberals who are in power right now,...are quite conservative.....

The better thing about Canadian politics federally and provincially, is that it is quite rare in the past few decades, that a politician would regularily invoke religious themes and references to "God" into their speeches, campaigns. Thank goodness...don't need to mix church and state, or clutter/confuse the public's mind even more.


As for why cyclists are perceived as liberals...maybe:
1) a bike looks and is a cheaper form of transportation. It's not a status symbol like the car. The car truly is a still a powerful status symbol in terms of a person's statement about their "perceived" income.

So maybe the subservsive logic in the minds of non-cyclists is the cyclist is "poorer" (though statistics have shown that this is clearly not always true) and hence, cyclists are perceived as a group which they feel govn't should subsidize/assist in range of programs and services.

2) Public advocacy efforts of some cycling advocates just may put them out of mainstream behaviour and thinking for the vast majority who don't cycle.