The White working class will always sacrifice its economic interests in the name of its cultural interests. It’s why George Wallace lost in a landslide when he campaigned on building roads and schools but won handily when he campaigned on racial resentment.
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You mean to tell me people vote… Based on their ideology?
I can’t think of another common phrase in today’s political discourse more openly arrogant, disdainful, and contemptuous than “they vote against their interests”.
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The White working class will always sacrifice its economic interests in the name of its cultural interests. It’s why George Wallace lost in a landslide when he campaigned on building roads and schools but won handily when he campaigned on racial resentment.
You mean to tell me people vote… Based on their ideology?
No! It can’t be!
Only if you define their interests for them.
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I can’t think of another common phrase in today’s political discourse more openly arrogant, disdainful, and contemptuous than “they vote against their interests”.