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Mon Mar 12, 2012, 06:13 PM

Mar 2012

Perhaps we earn the "elitist" tag sometimes, would you say?

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Why do people vote against their economic interests? Take a look at some threads here. [View all] RZM Mar 2012 OP

Some good points CJCRANE Mar 2012 #1

That's why I said 'essentially saying' RZM Mar 2012 #2

Good points, except, Quantess Mar 2012 #3

Real positions on real issues should be discussed RZM Mar 2012 #9

the great divide KT2000 Mar 2012 #4

Most repukes libtodeath Mar 2012 #5

I agree. As a child of the South, I think it is dangerous for us liberals to continue Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #6

I pretty much agree RZM Mar 2012 #12

LOL! Comparing the lowlife Romney to a man politicasista Mar 2012 #42

They mock us. Why do we have to play nice but they don't? Zalatix Mar 2012 #13

Because we are better than them? cbayer Mar 2012 #16

You don't have to do anything RZM Mar 2012 #17

I live in the South and I consider myself part of the "they" the OP is talking about. antigone382 Mar 2012 #19

You said a mouthful! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #23

Rita Mae Brown on Yankees KamaAina Mar 2012 #26

I see your point, but it's ironic that the South has its own equivalent prejudices against the North Zalatix Mar 2012 #29

On the racism thing, there is this RZM Mar 2012 #31

Can't deny that's a pretty damning statistic. Zalatix Mar 2012 #32

The 1920s resurgence of the Klan Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #38

It's not necessarily about playing nice. It's all about being realistic about where we are. Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #33

If we've been relegated to the nation's kicktoy then we've already lost. Zalatix Mar 2012 #35

You can get down and dirty without mocking folks. I think the president has been doing an Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #39

True, so let me explain it this way. Zalatix Mar 2012 #40

The thing is... Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #45

Someone posted this brilliant observation from Lakoff... Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #47

I vote against my economic interests when I vote democratic taught_me_patience Mar 2012 #7

In the past, maybe. But I can't understand a thinking person voting Republican today. Cal33 Mar 2012 #11

Some are being paid to do it. If they need the money, I don't blame them. But these Cal33 Mar 2012 #8

In my experience loyalsister Mar 2012 #10

There has been a major push Aerows Mar 2012 #14

I don't disagree that Republican opinion-makers are working overtime to get any advantage RZM Mar 2012 #15

Well Aerows Mar 2012 #20

30 years of demonizing the words "liberal", "progressive", and "Democrat". Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #18

Right wing and Republican Aerows Mar 2012 #21

No... they are voting FOR Republicans ingac70 Mar 2012 #22

I accounted for that in the post RZM Mar 2012 #24

Perhaps. LiberalAndProud Mar 2012 #25

In my personal experience, many people who say these types of things are far from 'elite' RZM Mar 2012 #27

Isn't it LiberalAndProud Mar 2012 #34

Yeah I guess you're right RZM Mar 2012 #36

Well truth be told for some the civil war never quite ended nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #28

Part of it is who is presented as liberals to the public SpartanDem Mar 2012 #30

It actually involves the mental definition of "elite" IMO........ socialist_n_TN Mar 2012 #41

When you search for "sheeple" in the DU search box (so you are only searching within DU) Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #37

Good points. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #43

Repukes? Rethugs? I hate that stuff. thesquanderer Mar 2012 #44

Because most people are so brainwashed by the constant barrage of propaganda hobbit709 Mar 2012 #46