Are you a liberal elite?
Are you a liberal elite?
According to Rod Liddle in The Sunday Times, there are a number of markers that identify you as a liberal elite. Here's a portion of his quiz:
According to Rod Liddle in The Sunday Times, there are a number of markers that identify you as a liberal elite. Here's a portion of his quiz:
Among your circle of friends, what proportion thinks that gay adoptions are wrong?
How many people within your immediate circle of family and close friends – and I don’t mean the cleaner – voted for the UK to Leave the European Union last June?
Do you smoke?
Do you own your own house(s)? And what proportion of your friends are owner-occupiers?
Do you, or any of your friends, believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is our savour. Without irony.
Liberal elite scum!
Liberal elite scum!
You live in the wealthy part of town insulated from poverty, probably with a microbrewery or a vegan cafe where you pay double digits for a banana muffin-and-latte. You have a high level of (over)education and the outcome of the EU referendum made you cry. In real life.
You're clawing at the edges of liberal elitism, aren't you?
You're clawing at the edges of liberal elitism, aren't you?
You exist on the fringes: yes, you're educated enough and liberal enough to belong in the liberal elite, but you're not quite there. You might be somewhat wealthy and move in those kinds of social circles, but you're still in touch with the needs of the majority.
Nope - you're not a member of the liberal elite
Nope - you're not a member of the liberal elite
Well hello there! You get your grub from Harvesters, you once lived far too close to the poverty line, your friends and family probably voted Brexit and you have no idea what 'quinoa' is and why it belongs on a plate of food.