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Well derr, no money worries
Relatively recently I got really into different psychological "types" and their reactions to things like Brexit, etc.
From the little bits I read and listened too, I'm no longer convinced it's just about a realistic appraisal of your personal circumstances that dictates how you view these things.
Of course if you're being spit-roasted by current events it's more likely to give you a negative outlook. But I think there's a lot more to it than that.
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Agree, money worries is not the only part of it. Though on Brexit this came up, and people worried about money =irregardless of socioeconomic class as defined by the ONS= were less like to vote for it. On a pension though, mah, nothing will change for you, neither if you are really well off.
Those people also have more faith in the government not making an utter ballsup, but people often don't shift views (cos it is a lot of thinking, which most people don't like) until something major happens. Or unless they are self-interest only people and happily flap in the moral wind, whatever suits.
Which to them won't happen, because all the shit that is going down economically they can avoid. And they also believe in unicorn Brexit. And the culture wars.
So their values are aligned with the government and nothing will force them to rethink.
All other groups all shifted, but they didn't. Now if the government starts betraying their values/they don't think Covid is handled well anymore, they may shift.
JWestland
Well-off Conservative voters over a certain age are also not affected in the Covid happiness survey reported by TheGuardian.
They started off optimistic, and they are still are. Well derr, no money worries, no job loss to worry about... can lock yourself in and just get everything delivered, the future is fine.
Middle incomes of age 45-55 and female working class voters are getting more gloomy compared to March.
If that Con lot is the main pistonheads membership, good luck... :)