by AgentR11 » Fri 01 Jul 2011, 16:51:59
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TITAN', ''')oh, but they have the same values as me!'... that's what you always here from these gun toting, trailer trash morons. they actually believe the right wing politicians that say they hate abortion and go to church.
I suspect you're right about the morons, but its also true on the left as well. Why should a trailer trash person care what the politicians think? No government action can change their economic situation, but it can make them into a felon by passing gun control laws, or give them a sense of safety and participation by passing CCW legislation. Government can act in a way that makes it near impossible for trailer trash to hunt; or it can go out of its way to make the opportunities available and accessible.
There's a lot more to these non-pocketbook issues than you might wish to believe; that your own social issues align well with the party that takes your economic side in matters may make it easy for you to discount their importance. But I assure you, a devout, Catholic, poor, latino woman in the voting booth is spitting nails over the conflict presented to her on the ballot; just as a wealthy, free market, gay man might be. They aren't trivial or inconsequential at all.
Taking the role of a pickup truck driving, gun toting,
trailer trash for instance; I'm aware that there is a "safety net" just beneath me that prevents starvation, and that the left is its chief advocate; but I also know the left despises the fact that I own a revolver, or like to shoot animals and eat them. I look at those and note, the left can't do piddle to take the safety net away, but they sure as heck can and would name me a felon for what I own, given the chance. Otoh, the right is too weak knee'd to take away the safety net, even if they were given the chance; but they like shoot'in cra.. just like me, and have gone out of their way to make it easier to hunt and carry too. The left... they hate my smokey ole pickup, and are doing everything they can to make it impossible for me to drive it, the right... they throw a fit any time anyone sneezes in the direction of my pickup (though for odd reasons.).
Its not hard to see why our trailer trash guy has so little interest in supporting the Democrats despite what the Democrats say concerning economic justice. Its also not hard to see why our trailer trash guy supports Republicans so easily. Past that, its just buyer-justification arguments going on. The wealthy make odd comments about freedom, 2nd amendment, church, gays, etc; the trailer trash guy complains that taxes are too high. Same on the left; rich, gay guy who's social-heavy on issues, convinces himself that higher taxes are just and noble, and the straight poor guy convinces himself that he cares that gays get fair treatment in the public square.