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Couldn't agree more.
I can give you an excellent example of people voting against their own interests. Take working class Republicans who vote Republican because of the "family values" espoused by their party, totally overlooking what the Republican party does (or would like to do) to the working class.
In one sense, I suppose, it could be argued that IF these working class Republican voters had thought the whole thing through and decided that "family values" were more important to them than job and financial security, then they would not be voting against their own interests - they would just be making an informed choice.
Sad to say, however, all too many of such voters are not making anything even approaching an informed choice. All they think about are their cherished "family values" without even considering or being aware of what the Republican Party would like to do to the working class, unions and anything else that they deem detrimental to Big Business.
Here is an example from today's news: "The primary reason that the GOP dubbed healthcare reform "Obamacare" was to play on the prejudices of their base. By calling it Obamacare it distracts their base from the recognition that healthcare reform is a policy that would not only benefit, but protect their families. But instead of recognizing that glaring fact, all theyre thinking about is their hatred of Barack Obama, and as a result, act against their own interests."
The Wattree Chronicle: How Do Politicians Get People to vote Against Their Own Interests
Or we could simple see through the class warfare nonsense for what it is.