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Why the poor are hoodwinked into supporting the policies of the rich

01-30-2010, 09:42 AM

Frank K
Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 73
Reference: BBC article, Why do people often vote against their own interests, Jan 30, 2010

This BBC article addresses one of my frustrations. Where intellectual debate is called for on the issues of the day including heath care reform and tax policies, it absolutely infuriates me to see the message reduced to stupid, ignorant sound bites from Fox News pundits or Limbaugh et al patronizing the poor and middle class. The authors point out:

"But it is striking that the people who most dislike the whole idea of healthcare reform - the ones who think it is socialist, godless, a step on the road to a police state - are often the ones it seems designed to help.

"In Texas, where barely two-thirds of the population have full health insurance and over a fifth of all children have no cover at all, opposition to the legislation is currently running at 87%.

"Why are so many American voters enraged by attempts to change a horribly inefficient system that leaves them with premiums they often cannot afford?

"Why are they manning the barricades to defend insurance companies that routinely deny claims and cancel policies?

"The Republicans have learnt how to stoke up resentment against the patronising liberal elite, all those do-gooders who assume they know what poor people ought to be thinking...The result is that many of America's poorest citizens have a deep emotional attachment to a party that serves the interests of its richest."


Obama needs to work to change these misconceptions, but hate blocks out all rational thought, and the hate mongers are still ruling the day...every day with their hate talk.