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Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 09:55 AM Feb 2014

Are liberals cooler?

How cool are you?

I find it interesting how we see ourselves and how that shapes our thoughts and perceptions of others. Just for fun.

Do you think you could pin down someones political ideology based on your appraisal of if they are cool/look cool or not?

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Are liberals cooler? (Original Post) Puzzledtraveller Feb 2014 OP
Cool is subjective, and so is the way someone looks. LWolf Feb 2014 #1
I could be cooler ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2014 #2
I am too Hot to Handle. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #3
I perceived Obama as cool and still do Puzzledtraveller Feb 2014 #4
I'm not that cool at all nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #5
I've never ben cool. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #6
take johnny ramone (from the ramones) for example orleans Feb 2014 #7
Don't know if I'm cool. But Johnny Weir is HOT! tblue Feb 2014 #8

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
1. Cool is subjective, and so is the way someone looks.
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 10:10 AM
Feb 2014

So no, I don't think I can pin down someone's political ideology that way.

I'm not cool, as far as I can determine. I'm many things, but "cool" is not an adjective that comes to mind.

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)
4. I perceived Obama as cool and still do
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 11:57 AM
Feb 2014

Romney, not so much, but what if they were reversed? Having the same appearance, demeanor, and Obama was Republican and Romney was Democrat would we see them as we do now?

orleans

(34,043 posts)
7. take johnny ramone (from the ramones) for example
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 03:12 AM
Feb 2014

"Johnny was known within the punk rock community as one of its notable conservatives, and was a staunch supporter of the Republican Party. Johnny made his political affiliation known to the world in 2002, when the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After thanking all who made the honor possible—clad in his trademark T-shirt, ripped blue jeans and leather jacket—he said "God bless President Bush, and God bless America".[10] He said in an interview, when questioned on his conservatism, "I think Ronald Reagan was the best President of my lifetime."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ramone



on edit: to your question: you would think so, one would hope so but not always the case

tblue

(16,350 posts)
8. Don't know if I'm cool. But Johnny Weir is HOT!
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 04:49 AM
Feb 2014

If I was a gay man instead of a straight woman, I'd be all over that. I have a crush on him anyway.

Stay hot, Johnny! The hottest thing in Sochi!

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