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In reply to the discussion: Do not ever make the mistake of thinking that the Republicans are anything but the enemy. [View all]Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)I believe that the majority of their voters are simply ill-informed and have been conned by the higher-ups in that party to vote against their interests. Most Republican voters are probably of the middle or lower-class, just like us, but they don't know any better. Also, since they tend to live in rural and less-populated areas, it is easy for them to be tricked into believing stereotypes from the RW media about liberals, gays, people of color, Atheists, poor people, etc., and grow to resent them.
It is mainly the elected Republican officials and Conservative talking heads who are our enemy. They are the ones who have likely gotten a decent education, and are now trying to make people into saps so they can protect their own pocketbooks. They make a living out of making the masses believe that it is fine for the government to do things such as lowering taxes on the uber-rich aka. the Job Creators while cutting out crucial safety net programs, and not implementing universal health care.