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JI7

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17. They aren't voting against their interest. Some people's interest is hating certain groups
Tue Jul 4, 2023, 01:43 AM
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Cause they're suckers for sound byte apeals to their fears with a simple solution. Like Welles ... marble falls Jul 2023 #1
No voter votes against their own interests. You just have a different idea of what their interests WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #2
+1 Celerity Jul 2023 #6
+1 leftstreet Jul 2023 #12
+1. Nt obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2023 #16
They vote against people vercetti2021 Jul 2023 #3
... markie Jul 2023 #4
Blame Star Wars RAB910 Jul 2023 #5
They're brave enough to say and do stupid things on camera. Omnipresent Jul 2023 #7
Being too stupid to understand risk and knowing the risk and proceeding anyway are distinctly RAB910 Jul 2023 #8
Yep. Omnipresent Jul 2023 #10
The right wing understands orthoclad Jul 2023 #9
Absolutely. When a person is triggered to be afraid and angry, those emotions bypass logic. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #14
The addiction to strong emotions like rage orthoclad Jul 2023 #15
People vote for what they think their interests are. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #11
We are in an era of personality politics, you might say cult politics. usonian Jul 2023 #13
They aren't voting against their interest. Some people's interest is hating certain groups JI7 Jul 2023 #17
THIS! B.See Jul 2023 #22
Actually the problem for many is excessive disbelief, not "believ(ing) everything (they) see on TV" Silent3 Jul 2023 #18
Your average republican voters votes for one thing only, Emile Jul 2023 #19
It's not against their best interests Raine Jul 2023 #20
Radio and newspapers, all they had back then. Now people can take the damn time to Google betsuni Jul 2023 #21
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