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Submission + - Why Are So Many Nerds Libertarians? 9

Submitted by BrendanMcGrail on Saturday September 01, 2007 @07:07PM

BrendanMcGrail writes: Why do so many nerds seem to lean toward the Libertarian end of the spectrum? As a leftist, I know there are many people who share my ideological views, but have very little in common with me in terms of profession and non-work interests? Is the community's political bent directly tied to our higher than average economic success?

Comment Re:I don't get it (Score 4, Insightful) 594

by BrendanMcGrail on Sunday August 26, 2007 @05:25PM (#20365319) Attached to: Users Trash Wal-Mart On Its Facebook Site

As good as Penn and Teller are about promoting atheism, they have a decidedly Libertarian agenda that they push right along side it, and have a tendency to sweep arguments against that view (which tend to go hand in hand with the the anti-Wal-Mart arguments) under the rug.

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