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In reply to the discussion: What can Democrats do to attract more white males nationally? [View all]TheBlackAdder
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Must show how others are self-dealing, profiteering from public largesse, and sticking it to the regular guy. Cons hate it when they see others get stuff that they can't take advantage of, which is why the argument of certain people benefiting from social programs work well--they see others in a common plight getting something they aren't getting. Even if it's only $10/wk in food assistance--that's $10/wk more than what they get. Just being slighted by pennies pisses them off. Of course, if they get something other can't, they see it as deserving, but if others get something they can't plug into, it's a tax that they are somehow paying.
While race is a division that causes animosity and tribalism, first it comes down to me and the other guy and who is getting over on the other more. Social programs that assist poorer people angers poorer Whites because they can't tap into them--failing to acknowledge systemic racism. They see someone making slightly less or the same getting programs and 'free stuff' that they can't get. While racism is a flash point, it really comes down to who is getting more stuff than they are.
Show how shortly, under the GOP, they not only are losing jobs and industry, their savings, but that SS, the ACA and USPS will soon be gone.
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