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Yes. But I think you can also attribute some of it to “the rich* have weaponized conservative politics.” They have the most leverage so a minority opinion can
by kasey_junk 7y ago
Yes. But I think you can also attribute some of it to “the rich* have weaponized conservative politics.”
They have the most leverage so a minority opinion can show outsized results.
*apply all appropriate modifiers about not all rich etc
- xyzzyz 7y agoWhere's their leverage? In media, which is dominated by liberals? Or in academia, which is dominated by them even more overwhelmingly? Where exactly are all these powerful conservative voices? Is Fox News and Breitbart so much better at getting their message across than almost everything else?
- dctoedt 7y agoFox and Breitbart tell their audiences what some (sadly, too many) want to hear about Those Wicked / Lazy / Stupid Others.
- rayiner 7y agoI think this misperceives the nature of the American polity. 20-35% support secession of their state from the union, depending on region. https://images.app.goo.gl/8fwmTm44Q55ReEV76 https://images.app.goo.gl/8fwmTm44Q55ReEV76. For comparison, the Basque region of Spain is at 17%. That’s certainly not a position advocated by “the rich.” Is it so hard to believe that a big chunk of the rest are skeptical of big government? Distrust of the government is deeply baked into American culture. Blaming it on “the rich” effectively denies that culture can be a thing (or assumes it can be easily constructed given sufficient monetary resources).
- tptacek 7y agoA related example might be the prevalence of downstate Illinoisans who support "seceding" from Chicago, despite the fact that downstate Illinois gets something like $3 for every $1 it pays in taxes, and Chicago less than $1.
- fiter 7y agoHow many dollars is your freedom worth? I don't think they distrust big government because it is receiving too much money.