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9. Guns, God, and the Gays

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Mon Feb 22, 2016, 07:44 AM

Feb 2016

Among some poor to middle class whites they only want to see a few things
and can not or will not see the big picture and it doesn't help that their pastors,
media outlets, family and friends re-enforce their views 24/7. Even now after
7 + years of President Obama doing one of the best jobs in history as POTUS
you still have dumb asses pissed off at him for him just being in the White
House. It is no secret that the rich and powerful like to keep some people
angry @ non issuse like, "Obama just won because he gives free stuff to the
blacks."

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What Causes Poor Uneducated White People To Vote Republican? [View all] liberal N proud Feb 2016 OP

Sadomasochism? B Calm Feb 2016 #1

Wealth worship, racism and common social beliefs... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #3

Mostly Social issues Elmergantry Feb 2016 #4

in my view, the seething racism and bigotry in poor whites fuels their voting beachbum bob Feb 2016 #5

^^^ THIS ^^^ fleur-de-lisa Feb 2016 #19

Our thinking is close Jim Beard Feb 2016 #44

That's a petty broad brush you're painting with. nt clarice Feb 2016 #29

Hello? Lack of IQ, intellect and anything resembling the common sense that comes along with a underahedgerow Feb 2016 #120

Mostly, the scary idea of a Clinton presidency. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #6

And they have voted republican for 70 years because of this? liberal N proud Feb 2016 #8

yeah, well she is 72. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #18

So who is going to run in 2024? liberal N proud Feb 2016 #22

68 brer cat Feb 2016 #24

(mine was snark. Both of them.) ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #75

Same as with Obama DBoon Feb 2016 #88

You really should use the sarcasm smiley liberal N proud Feb 2016 #89

Yes, nothing is too obvious DBoon Feb 2016 #112

As I understand, most poor people, white or black, do not vote Republican LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #117

If they're afraid, then they should simply read DU Orrex Feb 2016 #13

God,Guns,and F the Gays (nt) bigwillq Feb 2016 #7

Pretty much and don't forget ABORTIONS. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #119

Guns, God, and the Gays Botany Feb 2016 #9

Yep. Red Knight Feb 2016 #10

+ billion farleftlib Feb 2016 #48

they don't believe that the Dems Angel Martin Feb 2016 #81

That's an observation I've had in lots of people I know Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #91

I don't think race is a significant factor either Angel Martin Feb 2016 #93

It's simple, the GOP platform says they are against abortion, enough for Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #11

President Johnson said it best TexasProgresive Feb 2016 #12

In one sentence, that about sums it up. And the presence of a Black president, rather than pampango Feb 2016 #35

Yes treestar Feb 2016 #114

Magical Thinking hatrack Feb 2016 #14

Fear... NeoGreen Feb 2016 #15

First Word 4Q2u2 Feb 2016 #37

^^this^^ bbgrunt Feb 2016 #103

Racism, misogyny, and other forms of bigotry meow2u3 Feb 2016 #16

Racism. nt raccoon Feb 2016 #17

The word "uneducated"? Initech Feb 2016 #20

This is true liberal N proud Feb 2016 #26

Sadly, its bigotry and Risen Demon Feb 2016 #21

I totally agree with your post. ladjf Feb 2016 #41

Yes! Risen Demon Feb 2016 #45

There is a lot more details in the history of this topic that both of us ladjf Feb 2016 #51

I hate to be so cruel, but really, you can't fix stupid. phylny Feb 2016 #23

Better yet, ask the woman if she is ready to convert to Mormonism, Nay Feb 2016 #38

Unreal ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2016 #56

I'm more interested to know what causes educated people to vote Republican. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2016 #25

That is the other unexplained phenomenon liberal N proud Feb 2016 #27

That's my brother. We grew up in a very Republican family mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #40

It's the mantra of the entire party Risen Demon Feb 2016 #47

Many things Depaysement Feb 2016 #28

Which is somewhat true unfortunately CommonSenseDemocrat Feb 2016 #33

In th case of Trump: yam worship, pure and simple yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #30

Honestly: The Democrats do a poor job delivering services to them CommonSenseDemocrat Feb 2016 #31

+1000 ! Angel Martin Feb 2016 #86

Hatred for other. nt WhiteTara Feb 2016 #32

Constant exposure to propaganda. BushInc's concerted effort in the 80s and 90s to gain control of blm Feb 2016 #34

^^THIS^^ -- propaganda works, folks. nt Nay Feb 2016 #39

Thank you. blm Feb 2016 #43

Because they are poor and uneducated. nruthie Feb 2016 #36

They want to please their, yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2016 #42

Hate. Voting with their anger . Person 2713 Feb 2016 #46

Their Micro-Environment reinforces their world view One_Life_To_Give Feb 2016 #49

Over 50 years of hatred Matrosov Feb 2016 #50

Non-stop corporate propaganda over the mass media tabasco Feb 2016 #52

Easy: RACISM. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #53

i don't know any uneducated white working class people so i'll just speculate 6chars Feb 2016 #54

It's really not at all complicated. They're pissed off. jeff47 Feb 2016 #55

Rich well educated democrats that offer them nothing tk2kewl Feb 2016 #57

Rich Educated Republicans liberal N proud Feb 2016 #59

if you don't give them anything positive to vote FOR tk2kewl Feb 2016 #60

bernie sanders isn't giving them anything to vote for ? JI7 Feb 2016 #62

not all of them are tk2kewl Feb 2016 #63

It's never all. But many of them are JI7 Feb 2016 #64

and for a change many of them have found someone on the left that speaks for them tk2kewl Feb 2016 #66

And many are still voting for Trump JI7 Feb 2016 #67

if you don't want to acknowledge that the democrats tk2kewl Feb 2016 #68

yeah. support for civil rights JI7 Feb 2016 #69

so all poor whites are racists... that's the sum of your argument? tk2kewl Feb 2016 #71

not all. the ones supporting trump JI7 Feb 2016 #73

no argument from me there tk2kewl Feb 2016 #82

racism JI7 Feb 2016 #83

i will not discount the other factors tk2kewl Feb 2016 #84

RACISM. Period. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #58

Support for Trump show it is Racism JI7 Feb 2016 #61

Yes it is racism because I have run across Trump supporters who are educated and well off, Cleita Feb 2016 #80

GMOs? Glassunion Feb 2016 #65

Delusions pokerfan Feb 2016 #70

Gullibility. n/t maveric Feb 2016 #72

Some Republican politician told them that those other guys were going to take Cleita Feb 2016 #74

+1 LittleBlue Feb 2016 #111

Fear, hatred and anger. Rex Feb 2016 #76

Stop smartsplainin' to us! ieoeja Feb 2016 #77

The "Uneducated" part -nm ThoughtCriminal Feb 2016 #78

Ding! ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2016 #95

What causes uneducated people to make decisions in ignorance? Iggo Feb 2016 #79

It is a belief system, like religion nt Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #85

Because ymetca Feb 2016 #87

some days it sure feels like all of those at the same time. bbgrunt Feb 2016 #107

The 24/7/365 propaganda machine. KamaAina Feb 2016 #90

Hate and fear propaganda. "Whites are going to be a minority." jwirr Feb 2016 #92

Is it the condescending attitude from liberals? NobodyHere Feb 2016 #94

You misspelled Hillary liberal N proud Feb 2016 #96

It is kinda frustrating to read this because it really exists because of the way humans think AngryAmish Feb 2016 #97

Yes, I think the Republicans have perfected the passions liberal N proud Feb 2016 #98

Democrats play the fear card more often now nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #110

I agree that "uneducated" has a lot to do with it. OnionPatch Feb 2016 #99

It's not that hard. malokvale77 Feb 2016 #100

Republis like things to be easy. The uneducated do too. ffr Feb 2016 #101

there is also the different "authoritarian" tendencies of different people. bbgrunt Feb 2016 #109

Remember all the psychos at the Malheur refuge womanofthehills Feb 2016 #102

divide & conquer. the GOP w/ cut off blacks from freebees. BOOTSTRAPS! pansypoo53219 Feb 2016 #104

Fox News, pathetic tabloids hate and bigotry Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2016 #105

Using condescending labels like "uneducated" doesn't help. Zynx Feb 2016 #106

Good point, except that it's far less condescending because it's the truth. ffr Feb 2016 #113

There is a video of Missisipi where people are interviewed nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #108

Some poor people vote for right-wing parties because they think they may be rich some day LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #115

Most poor whites don't vote at all. Many who do vote Democrat. DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #116

Judging by my neighbors; guns and god Amishman Feb 2016 #118