ProgressiveModerate
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« on: January 02, 2024, 08:48:32 PM » |
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« edited: January 02, 2024, 08:55:10 PM by ProgressiveModerate »
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I'm talking about people who spend tons if not all their money on things like flashy designer clothes, expensive meals, sports cars, flashy modern homes, yatchs, the "best" and "most exclusive" parties ect for some sort of social status or approval. To be clear, one can be wealthy and not be materialistic or poor and materialistic, it really comes down to *how* you spend your money.
I feel like traditionally, when people think of materialistic folks they think of Hollywood celebrities, various types of musicians, and Social Media Influencers. As a whole these groups are traditionally associated with left-wing politics, though there def are tons of prominent right-wing and Trump-supporting celebrities.
However, when I think of places most associated with materialism, I think of Miami which definitely has a Conservative culture in recent years. Las Vegas also strikes me similarly. Tbf though, both cities as a whole still Lean D, but many of their wealthier enclaves are pretty Republican. Also you still have places like Hollywood, though even in LA, the collection of some of the wealthiest Beverly Hill precincts voted outright for Trump in 2020 and have generally been shifting right. Another place I think of (though it's not in the US) is Dubai, which tends to be associated with more Conservative politics, but again it's hard to gauge cause it's not in the US.
Again though, it's important to remember most materialistic people are not wealthy, the wealthy are just the most sensational cases, and I think the aforementioned places are moreso associated with the wealthy materialistic.
There's def an argument Trump himself has made highly materialistic people associate more with the Republican Party than in the past.
As a group, how do the most highly materialistic Americans vote?
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