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So how come hardly any blacks vote for them?
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So how come hardly any blacks vote for them?
They did until the 1940s. Until then you couldn't find a black Democrat. Then FDR figured out that handing out free government cheese was the secret to votes. Blacks have reliably voted Democrat, gotten their free cheese, and seen their economic status go to hell.So how come hardly any blacks vote for them?Their history is after all the Anti-Slave party
FDR's social welfare programs benefited people of all races. So your explanation does little to explain why blacks are ~90% Democratic today.They did until the 1940s. Until then you couldn't find a black Democrat. Then FDR figured out that handing out free government cheese was the secret to votes. Blacks have reliably voted Democrat, gotten their free cheese, and seen their economic status go to hell.So how come hardly any blacks vote for them?Their history is after all the Anti-Slave party
I put this topic here because I want honest answers and no flaming. As a right leaning guy I love the left and wouldnt want to see them go. But why does the left hate Republicans so bad? Their history is after all the Anti-Slave party. p.s. sorry about any typo's I wrote this on the fly because I am so curious what would you think happen to the US if cons left
I put this topic here because I want honest answers and no flaming. As a right leaning guy I love the left and wouldnt want to see them go. But why does the left hate Republicans so bad? Their history is after all the Anti-Slave party. p.s. sorry about any typo's I wrote this on the fly because I am so curious what would you think happen to the US if cons left
This isn't flaming, I'm just curious....where would they go?
They did until the 1940s. Until then you couldn't find a black Democrat. Then FDR figured out that handing out free government cheese was the secret to votes. Blacks have reliably voted Democrat, gotten their free cheese, and seen their economic status go to hell.So how come hardly any blacks vote for them?Their history is after all the Anti-Slave party
Liberals at least owe it to themselves to try a nation of all liberals. Split the country up and give them that chance.
FDR's social welfare programs benefited people of all races. So your explanation does little to explain why blacks are ~90% Democratic today.They did until the 1940s. Until then you couldn't find a black Democrat. Then FDR figured out that handing out free government cheese was the secret to votes. Blacks have reliably voted Democrat, gotten their free cheese, and seen their economic status go to hell.So how come hardly any blacks vote for them?
If conservatives left there would be no food.
Conservatives are the majority of farmers and Ranchers of this nation.
FDR's social welfare programs benefited people of all races. So your explanation does little to explain why blacks are ~90% Democratic today.They did until the 1940s. Until then you couldn't find a black Democrat. Then FDR figured out that handing out free government cheese was the secret to votes. Blacks have reliably voted Democrat, gotten their free cheese, and seen their economic status go to hell.
Well, no actually is was deleterious to all Americans. ANd FDR refused to push anti lynching legislation because he didnt want to offend Southern Dems.
But I answered your queston already: Dems figured out dishing out gov't cheese to blacks was the way to buy their vote.
IMO, the real difference between conservatives and liberals is how they view the world and it's people.
Conservatives view the world from the perspective of scarcity. Everything is in short supply so one must defend his/her stash or risk losing it.
Liberals view the world from the perspective of plenty. We can create more than enough to go around so the future is as bright as we want to make it.
I think that this worldview is pervasive. Applies to everything. Business, religion, politics, family and culture, relationships, entertainment, past, present and future.
Of course in any given situation one or the other is probably closer to reality. Civilization needs both perspectives but at different times and places and situations.
If either one disappeared completely we'd be short of a valuable set of possibilities and perspectives and alternatives.
That having been said though I'd much rather live in a world based on a worldview of plenty rather than scarcity, if I had to choose one over the other. In fact I believe that we used to be there.
It's funny to read the comments by some conservatives who seem to think that Liberals are all on welfare and hippy-like. They are obviously still living in the past, or just want to feel superior. I don't need for conservatives to leave, but it would be nice if they weren't so uptight. Many of my friends are Republican and very conservative, but we still have some things in common.
A casual observer of national politics would expect to find that the wealthiest Americans are Conservative Republicans. After all, it's the Republicans who promise to lower taxes, shrink government and reduce regulations. Yet the opposite appears to be the case with many of the wealthiest people in the country being outspoken liberals.
Of the 20 wealthiest Americans, 12 identify as Democrats and 8 as republicans. If you control for families (combine the Koch brothers and the Waltons), the ratio is 4 Republicans to 12 Democrats. The Democrats in the top 20 have a combined net worth of $263 billion, while the Republicans have a net worth of $144 billion - that's almost two to one.
Why are the Wealthy Liberals?
That was then. A sizeable slice of the upper class has since swung into the liberal camp, changing the balance of power in American politics. The Forbes 400 is now heavily populated by a new breed of billionaire: high-tech entrepreneurs, financial whizzes, and communications moguls. Today's super rich are also far more educated, a trait that correlates with liberal values like tolerance. In 1982, roughly 50 members of the Forbes 400 had college degrees. By 2006, 244 of those on the list had finished college, and at least 132 -- or nearly a third of U.S. billionaires -- had graduate degrees.
The Real Liberal Elite
FDR's social welfare programs benefited people of all races. So your explanation does little to explain why blacks are ~90% Democratic today.They did until the 1940s. Until then you couldn't find a black Democrat. Then FDR figured out that handing out free government cheese was the secret to votes. Blacks have reliably voted Democrat, gotten their free cheese, and seen their economic status go to hell.
Well, no actually is was deleterious to all Americans. ANd FDR refused to push anti lynching legislation because he didnt want to offend Southern Dems.
But I answered your queston already: Dems figured out dishing out gov't cheese to blacks was the way to buy their vote.
IMO, the real difference between conservatives and liberals is how they view the world and it's people.
Conservatives view the world from the perspective of scarcity. Everything is in short supply so one must defend his/her stash or risk losing it.
Liberals view the world from the perspective of plenty. We can create more than enough to go around so the future is as bright as we want to make it.
I think that this worldview is pervasive. Applies to everything. Business, religion, politics, family and culture, relationships, entertainment, past, present and future.
Of course in any given situation one or the other is probably closer to reality. Civilization needs both perspectives but at different times and places and situations.
If either one disappeared completely we'd be short of a valuable set of possibilities and perspectives and alternatives.
That having been said though I'd much rather live in a world based on a worldview of plenty rather than scarcity, if I had to choose one over the other. In fact I believe that we used to be there.
Wonderful analysis.
My own idea of the difference is that conservatives don't want change, they want stability; and liberals do want change, they welcome and promote change.
However, I really like your thinking and want to process that some more. A perspective of scarcity can affect life on a personal level, too.