[Bennett]

I'm sure that I'm going to get tons of shit for this, one of the reasons why is because it is a dangerous overgeneralization, but here goes anyway...

I know this sounds stupid and naive, but I was honestly trying to figure out why there are so many conservatives in this country. Okay, I can see how there is a large split with certain beliefs, abortion, national defense, the strong Christian ties with the Republican party... I can see how that would cause a lot of people to side with the R's.

But what strikes me as odd is when conservatives who are by no means wealthy and in some cases poor, are so firmly against government support movements: i.e. welfare, universal health care, etc., that would in cases benefit them.
At the same time this group of people vigorously supports tax cuts that in all likelihood will affect them very minutely.

Here's where it gets ugly, and this is in no way saying that Conservatives/Republicans are racist. I was watching a special about white supremist groups, which in turn reminded me of a sociology paper that I did in grad school about kkk websites:
the white supremists turn themselves into the minority, they turn themselves into the group that is being discriminated, they put themselves in a postition where they believe that something is being taken from them. Often these people are not wealthy, not successful, and they place the blame for their station in life on minorities.

I'm going to make a stretch and say that there are people out there who use this reverse discrimination rationale in their opinions about taxation. They turn themselves into the victims because it is "their hard earned money" that is used for welfare. But honestly, what percent of my taxes were used for welfare? I get almost two hundred dollars taken out of my paycheck every two weeks. For me, that's a whole LOT of money. But do I feel angry that maybe somebody was maybe able to buy a loaf of bread?

That's all for now. You are more than free to voice dissent, but I would prefer opinions and comments, not "fuck you" and "ur stoopids"