Immigration And Gay Marriage Are The Same Issue To Repubs

[ruggerson]

It's about demonizing the "other."

At their core, many rightwing Republicans are the spiritual heirs of the racists that angrily fought against civil right laws and against advances in race relations.

Two generations later, the bigotry remains, but their targets have shifted.

These are a group of citizens whose lives are so desperate that they need to feel BETTER THAN someone else. So, they eagerly believe the fiction that their marriages are under attack by the evil gays and their work force is under attack by the evil illegals. And they must DEFEND their "way of life" at all costs.

They are driven by fear, and they are largely poor or working class and very resentful.

The powers that be in the Republican party know all this full well and, like clockwork, tap into this vein of fear and resentment every election cycle.

Mexicans and gays. The power of sheer bigotry is a strong force in America. It is the engine that drives the Republican party.