"My task which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel--it is, above all, to make you see." -- Joseph Conrad (1897)
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
The Onion: Nation's Poor Win Election For Nation's Rich
This phenomenon does amaze me. I do not understand why working class folks don't see how the Republican party as an ideology and voting block do not look out for their interests. Truly boggles my mind.
Its part of the move toward "moral politics" in which lifestyle/identity becomes the most important political factor for many people.... a long trip of convincing people to ignore their situation and to mis-recognize their enemies
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This phenomenon does amaze me. I do not understand why working class folks don't see how the Republican party as an ideology and voting block do not look out for their interests. Truly boggles my mind.
Its part of the move toward "moral politics" in which lifestyle/identity becomes the most important political factor for many people.... a long trip of convincing people to ignore their situation and to mis-recognize their enemies
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