• normalexit@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      Those demonrats really messed things up this time! Now I don’t even get muh benefits! This is all Bidens fault! /s

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      I think an often overlooked part of the MAGA demographic is that it’s comprised of two large groups: often rural, working class, conservative voters who vote on emotional or single issue areas like abortion, 2nd amendment, or military support and wealthy upper class business owners who benefit from reduced economic and environmental regulation. It seems Republicans in power always seem to pass legislation that benefits the later while screwing over the former, and yet they keep voting for Republicans anyway.

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          It’s not even just the poorly educated out here. A lot of intelligent conservatives that are blinded by religion. You can be smart and a moron at the same time.

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            Blinded by hate. Religion is just used an excuse, even though the hate is contradicting it.

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              I’d disagree there. Any religion that claims to have a monopoly on capital-T Truth inherently creates ingroups and outgroups. It “others” the outgroups and makes it acceptable (within the ingroups) to dehumanize them.

              Even churches than preach love and acceptance inherently look down outsiders and sinners as “less than.”

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        The key is “emotional” they are essentially telling them that all their ills are due to immigrants, gays, atheists, trans, minorities and so on