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krackato · 03-13-2008, 10:28 AM

There is the difference in economic philosophies, but also cultural philosophies.

Please note, that Democrats vs. Republicans is hardly the entire spectrum.

But basically, you have these two choices. Democrats or Republicans.

A few factors early on will make you identify with one of the other. Maybe your parents are democrats. Maybe you're good at football and most of the team is republican. Maybe you're big on pro-choice. Maybe you're big on pro-life. Maybe you just hate taxes. Women's issues.

One or two or perhaps three core issues are going to be the influcencing factor on which of the two options you sub-consciously choose.

And from there, you will very likely buy into all the other issues on the agenda.

So if you're making $26k a year, and basically on the poverty line, but you're a "country boy" or whatever, but you love Jesus (to stereotype), you attach the label of "Republican" because that's the party most associated with Christianity, faith, the country, etc. So you'll vote Republican EVEN THOUGH it doesn't make sense for you financially. A person making $26k a year would benefit from social services, a tiered taxation system, universal healthcare, etc. But you VIBE with the right. Vibe is very important and is a better explanation for these things than you'd think.

What I'm trying to say is that a person can call themselves Republican or Democrat and then someone says, "well, explain to me how you believe A-Z" and the other person will say, "well, I believe A because of this and Z because of that" and they won't have realized that they bought into a few ideas, and through an almost cascade effect, bought into an entire agenda.

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krackato Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 44	There is the difference in economic philosophies, but also cultural philosophies. Please note, that Democrats vs. Republicans is hardly the entire spectrum. But basically, you have these two choices. Democrats or Republicans. A few factors early on will make you identify with one of the other. Maybe your parents are democrats. Maybe you're good at football and most of the team is republican. Maybe you're big on pro-choice. Maybe you're big on pro-life. Maybe you just hate taxes. Women's issues. One or two or perhaps three core issues are going to be the influcencing factor on which of the two options you sub-consciously choose. And from there, you will very likely buy into all the other issues on the agenda. So if you're making $26k a year, and basically on the poverty line, but you're a "country boy" or whatever, but you love Jesus (to stereotype), you attach the label of "Republican" because that's the party most associated with Christianity, faith, the country, etc. So you'll vote Republican EVEN THOUGH it doesn't make sense for you financially. A person making $26k a year would benefit from social services, a tiered taxation system, universal healthcare, etc. But you VIBE with the right. Vibe is very important and is a better explanation for these things than you'd think. What I'm trying to say is that a person can call themselves Republican or Democrat and then someone says, "well, explain to me how you believe A-Z" and the other person will say, "well, I believe A because of this and Z because of that" and they won't have realized that they bought into a few ideas, and through an almost cascade effect, bought into an entire agenda.