>In addition, of course, education is a primary value in Judaism (one of the principal responsibilities a parent has for a child is to teach him to read), and overall, there is a correlation between education level and political liberalism. The more years of education, the more likely to be liberal. The less years, the more likely to be conservative. Jews tend to be one of the most highly educated groups.
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Yep, education will do it. And conversely, lack of education will produce a regressive result. Additionally, I've always felt that 'liberal' gets confused with being 'not provencial'. In my area, any ideas/peoples that are not local (i.e. provencial) are accused of being 'liberal'. (You guessed it, Louisville is quite conservative... and 'provencial' too.)