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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (494074)7/7/2022 10:36:48 AM
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robert a belfer

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We know what they want and it is not acceptable.

They want their AR15's and guns galore, they want racism, they want their homophobia, they want to deny women the right to an abortion and keep them naked, barefoot and in the kitchen, , they want to deny transgender children medical assistance, they want to ban gay marriage, they want a theocracy over a democracy, they want to deny fair elections, they want the freedom to be dumb asses and make Trump a dictator.

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Thinking out loud...

Sometimes I hear, "R's are stupid; they vote against their best interests." Are they, or are they voting against what we think their best interests should be? Have we ever asked them what those interests are?

I read that as best financial interests, but what if they value others things more than financial security? Would they rather have $50K in the bank, or the right to carry an AR in Target? Would they rather have free pre-school and child care, or prayer in school? Affordable health care, or a total ban on abortions? I don't know the answers, but I suspect they'd take the second choice for each of these.
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