> Just what does "your neighborhood mechanic" say about
> the world? He - and they're, what, 99% male, right? - is quite likely
> to say that global warming is a hoax, blacks have it too easy, the Ay-
> rabs wanna do us in, queers should just keep to themselves, etc.
Sound like republicans. Or skull and bones ...
But in truth, the wisdom of the mechanic is the trouble shooting and problem solving - not the talking. More 'materialist'.
martin