> If they actually feel these things, they sure aren't voting to change them, in fact quite the opposite. +1. Just as we engineers say "The purpose of a syste

> If they actually feel these things, they sure aren't voting to change them, in fact quite the opposite. +1. Just as we engineers say "The purpose of a system is what it does" [1], a corollary to that is "the intention of a vote is what it achieves". If red-state voters consistently vote against their own economic interests, then either one of two things is true: - They must have other interests in mind (i.e. punching down on marginalized groups), or - Their interest in economic self-preservation is outweighed by their belief in helping the rich get richer, possibly because they see themselves as "temporarily embarrassed millionaires"? [2] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha... 2. https://www.reddit.com/r/QuotesPorn/comments/jotijb/john_steinbeck_once_said_that_socialism_never/ https://www.reddit.com/r/QuotesPorn/comments/jotijb/john_ste...