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Vox Moi

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10. My guess: Tea Baggers and Poor Republicans are defending 'American Values' ....
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:52 PM
Dec 2012

... even if they personally loose in the process.
they are patriots. Misguided, but patriots. It's all about virtue.
They are willing to pay the price of being poor or even be exploited in order to protect what they think is the cornerstone of our Democracy: individual freedom. Oh, this is a simplistic and naive view of Individual Freedom but it is still powerful.
Remember the traction Republicans got from "You didn't build that"? It was a crazy, bogus issue but they love the idea that each American is an free-standing enterprise and that the difference between the rich and poor are consequences of ability and hard work or the lack thereof.
"I Built This" is both statement of pride in achievement and a claim of exclusive ownership and individual profit.
Anything else is socialism, communism and hateful to real Americans.
That's why they will denounce 'Obamaphones' as coddling the contemptible freeloaders but low tax rates for the rich are OK because the Rich have virtue. They played the 'American Game' and won.
The Republican Poor cannot claim virtue from success but can claim virtue by denying that they are 'dependent on government handouts'. They are good and loyal losers: gracious enough not to complain that they got a bad break or that the game was rigged.
One of the reasons they hate Obama is that he describes those government dependent freeloaders as if they had virtue.

All this is just conjecture on my part and is probably useless, but it's hard not try a narrative for the poor defending the rich.


They have convinced them one of two things liberal N proud Dec 2012 #1
John Steinbeck once wrote mac56 Dec 2012 #14
We will all be rich some day liberal N proud Dec 2012 #18
more likely they just believe what their dittomasters tell them to believe Skittles Dec 2012 #20
It's Easy When You Own all the Tee Vee and Radio Networks AndyTiedye Dec 2012 #2
Bingo! Andy823 Dec 2012 #5
amazing. in what other situation to victims and losers so strongly advocate for more unfairness? unblock Dec 2012 #3
You are correct. It defies logic. 99Forever Dec 2012 #4
well why not hfojvt Dec 2012 #6
at this point its almost just a herd mentality 108vcd Dec 2012 #7
Yeah I see that a lot Populist_Prole Dec 2012 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #8
I agree and took that part out. Thanks. nt Quixote1818 Dec 2012 #9
You take it out, and someone immediately puts it back in, below. woo me with science Dec 2012 #15
My guess: Tea Baggers and Poor Republicans are defending 'American Values' .... Vox Moi Dec 2012 #10
Yes, also progressoid Dec 2012 #13
Social Engineering 101 Rex Dec 2012 #11
Truly one of the greatest PR accomplishments in history by the Republican Party. trotsky Dec 2012 #16
Some people must know, deep in their hearts, they will never be rich. RickFromMN Dec 2012 #17
At the risk of ticking off the middle class, I think the answer lies in those who have enough to be freshwest Dec 2012 #19
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