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Originally Posted by politicophile
I feel foolish even pointing out that this is not how the Republican Party operates, nor does it explain why Republicans are strong among middle-class voters. Some Democrats on my college campus (who are not necessarily representative or all or even most Democrats) have publically stated that you would have to be an idiot to vote Republican unless your family income is in the top 1%. While it is clearly possible that Karl Rove is successfully manipulating tens of millions of ordinary Americans to vote against their own self interest, this explanation strikes me as extremely unlikely. Might it possibly be the case that the middle class actually better understands its own interests than the liberal academics who use them as test subjects?
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So the middle class isn't dissapearing? The top 1% aren't getting richer under the Bush administration?
People vote for all sorts of reasons. A lot of people think that Bush makes our country safer, and that's why they voted for him. A lot of Bush supporters believe that there is a link between 9/11 and Iraq, and going to war with Iraq is somehow exacting retribution for the 3000 souls lost on 9/11. I mean we live in a world of misinformation, and you suggest that people only vote in their own interests? I'm sure you don't believe that. Some people voted for Bush because they think he's funny. Some people voted for Bush because their friends tell them to.
Americans are not all politcophiles like you or I. As a matter of fact, very few are. That fact is something to bear in mind when you condescend to Ch'i.
Also, I've found that when someone disagrees with Ustwo, he or she is usually right.