2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I attended a very conservative oriented business meeting this morning. [View all]shopgirl
(23 posts)This type of attitude infuriates me. I have a very Republican, born-again brother-in-law who is on disability and loves to bad mouth "freeloaders." Granted, he absolutely deserves to be on disability, but so do a lot of people who he thinks are less deserving. He also loves to criticize "Obamacare" even though he is on socialized medicine (Medicare) himself as part of his disability insurance. I think that what galls me the most is that he sees no hypocrisy in his attitude.
The man who owns the building I work in is a very wealthy Republican. Although he has reservations about Trump, I am sure he will vote for him anyway, since he has no use for Democrats. I don't think he cares if the stock market crashes, because he is one of those investors who believes that is a prime time to buy. I like this guy in many ways, but for him, like most Republicans I know, it's all about what's good for them and everyone else be damned. In fact, if I talk about voting for the common good, they look at me like I'm a misguided child. They scorn the Peace Corps and any other "do-gooder" organization. It's all about survival of the fittest for them.
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