I'm a conservative, and I've noticed that different fandoms veer different ways. Star Wars, where I started years ago, is a lot more conservative. Star Trek is about as liberal as Harry Potter. I read and write slash, & this doesn't affect my political opinions (not all conservatives are anti-gay; and in fact, 24% of gays voted for Dubya, which is more than LJers.)
And the Internet can be said to be libertarian, which is a conservative denomination.
However, by and large, the Internet is younger than the general population, and that could have an effect. (Although any 1998 figures are meaningless;: the sociology of the medium has changed too much since; only a few people were using the Net regularly at the time.)
(And I loathe the Sugarquill - there's enough smiling cultists ringing my doorbell, thankyouverymuch.)
Oh, and to mess with your idea of international opinion - I'm pro-Bush, and I'm French. No, really. :-)
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And the Internet can be said to be libertarian, which is a conservative denomination.
However, by and large, the Internet is younger than the general population, and that could have an effect. (Although any 1998 figures are meaningless;: the sociology of the medium has changed too much since; only a few people were using the Net regularly at the time.)
(And I loathe the Sugarquill - there's enough smiling cultists ringing my doorbell, thankyouverymuch.)
Oh, and to mess with your idea of international opinion - I'm pro-Bush, and I'm French. No, really. :-)