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I think people are always going to vote in their own best interest (even if outsiders don't think they are) so it's more important to have equal representation
by malvosenior 8y ago
I think people are always going to vote in their own best interest (even if outsiders don't think they are) so it's more important to have equal representation for every state than it is to "trust" that some states (or companies) will look after others.
Btw, I don't think Utah is a small state :) It's the 13th largest by land mass.
- killjoywashere 8y ago> I think people are always going to vote in their own best interest How many railroad workers, miners, and other working class laborers in Utah vote Republican, despite the fact that they would stand to benefit far more from Democratic policies? Why do they do that? Is it possible that certain well-funded actors with access to media markets have exerted "nudge"-like influence over their thinking for decades? Is it possible they're relatively isolated from the world and operate to a degree in the fearful state of being that isolated humans tend to develop?
- malvosenior 8y agoIs it possible that they're actually smarter than you think they are and vote in their own interests which you don't happen to agree with? Do you really think it's well-funded actors and the media making conservatives vote against the party that supports abortion? Nope, they're voting in their own interests to see policies that are meaningful to them get enacted. It doesn't matter if you or I disagree with them, they're not brainwashed by the media, they're just living by their own code of ethics.