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To: stsimon who wrote (122498)	10/4/2016 8:08:25 PM
From: abuelita	5 Recommendations Recommended By bart13 dvdw© ggersh see clearly now Snowshoe Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219713

yes, voters of all political stripes can fall into that category but more than that, i would say most people's voting habits reflect their life experience. the people i tend to admire most here are those who do not denigrate others merely because their political preferences happen to be different. generally people vote according to their conscience and that doesn't always mean they are stupid and ignorant. look around at all the egos on display here ...... all saying "listen to ME. i know best." we have no idea what people are dealing with in their personal lives, so how can we judge their decisions. what gives anyone the right to judge someone else's decision - especially in an election. that's what democracy is ..... the right to vote your conscience and no one should have to endure hateful slurs as a result of their choice.

To: stsimon who wrote (122498)

10/5/2016 12:02:57 PM

From: koan

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I didn't mean to imply the voters were crooked, only that they elect crooked people, as you say because they don't know that they are crooked.

The trick those politicians use, is they tell the people:" look we are like you, we believe in God, we hate gays and we love guns." Therefore vote for us. But it is all a ruse. As you know.

They are simply manipulating the populace to get the vote. In a worst-case Lee Atwood and the Republicans appealed to the racists in the South after the 1964 civil right vote by using dog whistles which said:" vote fo rus and we will not implement it anymore than we must.

What is so sad though is that the people in the South use the social safety net i.e. food stamps, welfare etc. more than any other state in the union and yet they elect people that will take those away from them if they can. The perfect example is the Republicans refusal to accept Obama care for the poor which cost the states and the poor nothing. It is a 100% federal program.

In Kentucky? the new governor even ran on that platform of repealing it and then when he was elected went forth to get rid of the Medicaid for the poor and people were surprised. And he ran on that.

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Most voters aren't crooked, although they are frequently stupid and ignorant.