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In reply to the discussion: why do republicans hate Obama so much? [View all]Hamlette
(15,411 posts)talk to one of these wack jobs about Carter. It's rather shocking. They have this big conspiracy theory about Carter and Iran or some garbage. They refused to call FDR president calling him instead "that man in the White House" and impeached Clinton.
The reason is power and money. When the dems are in charge there is at least the possibility that money will go to the poor or middle class and there is danger the dems might cut oil subsidies and defense which hurts big corporations through federal contracts and make the rich pay more in taxes. I know, it doesn't happen as much as it should but it does happen around the edges. It's not an accident that Bush started two wars that benefits the likes of Haliburton etc.
Politics is all about how we divide up the pie. They want a bigger piece and don't care what they have to do it get it. Read Ayn Rand. They are the truly deserving. In their own minds.