Can you tell whether someone is liberal or conservative just by looking at them? If so, what gives them away?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

You can't necessarily tell someone is conservative because most just look normal. But a lot of liberals are dead giveaways.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I have yet to meet a chick with blue hair and unshaved pits and legs who is a conservative.

abc3643 · Answer

No, generally, you can't but you can make a reasonable guess.

Here's an example...

I live in Missouri and, this past August, we had our primary. Now, I am an old White guy who lives in a rural county. This is solidly MAGAland. Now, in Missouri, you can be of any political party to vote in a primary, but you can only vote for one party's slate; you just have to tell the pollster which ballot form you want (the one corresponding to the party whose primary you wish to vote in).

Of course, visually, I fit the MAGA demographic as most males in my county do. So, when I voted, they automatically were going to hand me a GOP ballot form, but then I asked for Democrat and they were stunned... as in, for a split second, they didn't know what to do. "Where are those Democratic ballots?" they thought. One experienced pollster taught the inexperienced one where they were. I won't say I got a dirty look, but it was surprising to them.

DrPepper12 · Answer

Time to plug a book:

"Prius or Pick-up?"

Great book on the choices consumers make based on their place in the "culture wars".

The impetus for the book were the way people answered these four questions:

"Although there are a number of qualities that people feel children should have, every person thinks that some are more important than others.

Independence versus respect for elders?

Obedience versus self-reliance?

Curiosity versus good manners?

Being considerate versus being well behaved?

Yes. You can tell a lot of the time but even more important to me is that ALL Americans are so easily identifiable when traveling that it's a global joke.

Can you tell whether someone is liberal or conservative just by looking at them? If so, what gives them away?

msc545 · Answer

Conservative men often wear "tactical" faux combat gear, have semi-shaved hairstyles, large unkempt beards, and carry large rifles meant to intimidate others and make sure they think and vote "the right way". They rarely if ever smile.

exitseven · Answer

Yes, I can tell by the eyes. They get this crazy look. I had a cousin that was in the Moonies a long time ago. He had that same look in his eyes. He got out of the cult but all these years alter he still has that same look.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

I think the silly little red hats give them away... oh wait, that's just MAGA or so they say.

Reijen · Answer

Haha, the responses here are hilarious, if somewhat disheartening.

Avicenna · Answer

A very short convo will often give a leftist away.

Anonymous · Answer

I can tell the people with fake ear bandages and signs that say "real men wear diapers" are conservative cult members

QuietRunner · Answer

The shoes, I can tell by the shoes

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Sometimes yes, especially women

Anonymous · Answer

not really except for feminists and LGBTQ

BarryLiverstone · Answer

Nope

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