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2016 Postmortem

freshwest

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4. They don't vote against their own interests. They've redefined who they and the others are.

Reply to Old and In the Way (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 08:17 PM

Dec 2012

A great deal of their voting to kill government regulation and programs, directly benefit the corporatists who employ them. This is the thing many Democrats refuse to believe. Privatization and reducing government is their reward, so they don't see it as their problem.

Taking more from 'the others' puts more money in their own pockets. There is no better example of when such people organize for their own narrow interest than the privatization of public schools and services and healthcare. I've run into many people like this, and religion is often their excuse, the other one is libertarianism.

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It's been 40 fricken' years.. [View all] Old and In the Way Dec 2012 OP

It wasn't the case so much, in the past, elleng Dec 2012 #1

Right xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #2

Great comment. Old and In the Way Dec 2012 #3

They don't vote against their own interests. They've redefined who they and the others are. freshwest Dec 2012 #4

It started with George Wallace in 1964. Joe Bacon Dec 2012 #5

Here's your answer straight from the wingnut's mouth: Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #6