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In reply to the discussion: Democrats' hunt for the white working-class male voter [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)They really have no choice since they can't win elections with their pro-1% policies. Appealing to fear and hate is all they have to go on. And their 1% powers want to be sure that that fear and hatred is not focused on them so they promote 'others' as the enemy of the people. Immigrants, gays, Jews, one religious group or another, foreigners, etc. have served as 'others' to hate at various times throughout history. All to the benefit of the ruling elite.
And they have pretty much given up on winning the votes of ethnic and racial minorities, so they have to win a huge majority of white working class votes any way they can. When a party like the GOP does not have the policies to attract these working class votes, they have to come up with a different strategy that is not reality-based. They've done a good job of coming up with a fear-based strategy that works pretty well for them.