Odd thought on friends and available categories

[redbird]

I mentioned this to wild_irises and she said to go ahead and post it.

If I'm ever tempted to think that my LiveJournal friends list is a valid cross-section of anything (with the possible exception of my social circle as a whole), I need only remember that there are more transgendered people on my friends list than there are Republicans (or Tories [1]). There may, in fact, be more space probes and fictional characters on my friends list than there are Republicans/Tories (and that is not an accurate reflection of my social circle as a whole).

If anyone who thinks I'm wrong about the numbers or proportions wants to come out as a Republican, please do.

[1] My first thought was just "Republicans," but considering the geographic distribution of my friendslist, it seemed only fair to throw Tories into the mix.

Comments

[snippy]

No evidence per se, but in my opinion the state of enforcement of civil rights is swinging on a pendulum like it always has. The government has violated our civil rights in a systematic fashion before, and it will again; when enough outrage arises (and I see it rising among the very people who supported Bush, rising to levels of disenchantment that may rob him of their votes in this election) the cultural pressure will move the pendulum back some.