• LeninWalksTheEarth [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    8 days ago

    Republicans vote against their own best interests in the most startling ways sometimes. They literally don’t have the critical thinking ability to figure out theyll get fucked over. Theres at least less of a chance Dems wouldnt have gutted this dipshits healthcare. The number of people who voted solely for racism and bigotry is hilarious. They really didnt think they would suffer and Trump gives a shit about them. Studies have been done that show conservatives pretty much only care about family and friends. They are absolute sociopaths to strangers and now they are at the receiving end of that sociopathy.

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      7 days ago

      Because a lot of people who vote Republican don’t have a real grasp on what they are actually voting for. They just know that “their people” are Republicans. My evangelical parents are the perfect example. They couldn’t tell you anything about the Republican platform other than “they want to lower taxes” (which in itself isn’t true for their income bracket). But they do know that they have always voted Republican along with everyone in their church, so the Republicans are “their” side. This is why they have a general belief that Republican policies won’t hurt them even if they don’t know what those policies are. They think they are part of one big team.