Reply #12: I'm baffled...but I'm convinced it's frustration

[KharmaTrain]

There's a common thread in a lot of the Repugnicans I know. They're beaten people. While some are successful as far as a nice income and home, they sold their identity and dreams to make the almighty buck. The measure of their success isn't in what things they do to help others, but in their net worth and personal property.

Many of these people have lived in decades of self satisfaction fueled by corporations that profit from hanging those dreams out there with a price tag attached to it. Eventually the materialism means more than any other human emotion and when they can't have all the goodies they want, they get frustrated.

Many in my generation feel we haven't been better off than our parents and have developed a cynical view of ideals. Everything now is short-term since the frustration returns quickly. It's sad to see.

These people hear "tax cut" and equate it to the amount that is taken from their paycheck or what they have to pay on April 15th but don't realize how they benefit from it. They feel entitled to garbage pick-up and rut-free roads, but don't realize it actually costs money for these services. Then when services are cut that affect them, they get frustrated and go blame the messenger. These people are in a bad case of denial...a generation split by its own excesses.

Cheers!