Posted by bad_luck on 8/29/2016 4:02:00 PM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 8/29/2016 3:56:00 PM (view original):
Pretty sure I didn't say "no idea whatsoever" although it might fit. They know where they stand, they just don't bother to look any deeper than Dem/Repub.
Well, that's ridiculous. "They know where they stand" on political issues but that's not good enough for you?
Because they should look deeper? But they don't? Because you know them all personally? How deep should they look to satisfy your requirements?
My family was not what I would consider "poor", but we were definitely lower middle class in terms of our household economic situation. And my dad was certainly not an uneducated man, but his politics were very simplistic and naive.
The only conversation about politics I ever had with him was shortly after I turned 18 and was eligible to vote for the first time. My dad briefly talked to me about how I should always vote Democratic because Democrats "looked out for the poor people", and that the Republicans only "looked out for big companies and the rich people". I'm pretty sure that my dad always pulled the Democratic party lever when he voted. I loved and respected my dad, but even at 18 I could tell that this was not a good approach to politics and voting.
That was a common mentality where I grew up back in the 70's, and I'm pretty sure that there's still a lot of that around now. Not only where I grew up, but in other areas of the country as well.
You're being extremely naive if you think that there's not a lot of people who think that way, i.e. "I only vote for Democrats because Republicans are bad".
8/29/2016 8:50 PM (edited)