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A large part of the rural working class don’t have the right to vote, because they are migrant workers. And even if they do have the right to vote, they have do
by runarberg 4y ago
A large part of the rural working class don’t have the right to vote, because they are migrant workers. And even if they do have the right to vote, they have don’t have any real chance of electing someone that represents their interests. Political candidates tend towards the owning class and tend to cater to the owning class.
Then when you don’t have a chance to vote for someone that represents your interests, your second best chance is voting for someone that matches your ideology. And ideology can be easily persuaded. The democratic party’s ideology obviously matches the ideology of the business class (or the coastal elite if you will), so what you are left with is the republican party. And ideology is easily persuaded so you start believing in the conservative talking points they use to pursue your vote.