Why do people vote Republican?

[GReedDiamond]

27. I know a guy since around 1977, who was a peyote eating "hippie"...

...who looked like he could have been a Manson Family cult member.

He read and almost evangelized for the Carlos Castaneda stuff.

Then he made some $$$ (his first few millions) in the early-mid 80s and started leaning "right" because "I became conservative when I had the $$$ to conserve."

Meaning, he wanted tax cuts.

Plus, as a business owner, he always wants to suppress wages, benefits, unions, etc, as much as possible.

Additionally, 25 years of watching Fox News (he really loved billo riley) just further mutated his brain.

He does have several employees who have been working at his business for 25-30 years, so they are treated well, it seems.

But for some time now, he apparently has zero critical thinking skills.

He is extremely friendly/likable, thinks of me as almost like a brother, but when he unloads his repuke shit on me, I tell him he's full of shit, he's a fuckin moron, etc, and if you don't wanna hear this from me, stfu with your trump-humping bullshit.

That usually works for a few months or more.