7/5/16

The Zombie Apocalypse

I asked people via SurveyMonkey, who is more likely to survive a zombie apocalypse, liberals or conservatives?  Here's what you had to say.

About half the liberals said the liberals would survive.  About two thirds of the conservatives said the conservatives would survive.  And for totally different reasons.

The liberals (and the others who voted for liberals) said it was because liberals were better at getting along with each other, so they could cooperate more and defend themselves better.  They were also noted for being more original and creative than conservatives, good talents to have when facing an army of the undead. On the down side, liberals were seen as more tender-hearted and thus less likely to survive.

The conservatives (and the vast majority of the others who voted for conservatives) said it was because they were better armed. 

 

The response of “guns” was so overwhelming, I felt compelled to check it out.  Are conservatives, in fact, more likely to have guns than liberals or moderates? The answer is yes!  Conservative respondents, as documented in several different surveys, are about TWICE as likely to have guns as liberals.  But it’s still less than 50% of conservatives.

About 25% of all respondents said it doesn’t matter because behavior in that kind of situation is unpredictable or because we're all gonna die anyway or because each group brings its own set of skills to the problem.  As one moderate said:

They each have their pros and cons. Conservatives are more likely to be carrying the big guns to kill the zombies but have an "every man for themselves" mentality. Liberals are more likely to work together and have a team mentality, however they will lack the firepower and have to resort to hand to hand combat unless Katniss shows up!

 So there you go. It takes both.