("What's the Matter with Republicans")
David Brooks creates a portrait of the downtrodden Republican, a beleaguered being, struggling for survival against a hard universe, self-reliant and unbending. It is but a product of the imagination of Mr. Brooks, wholly unattached to the reality of the moment.
Why do
Republicans vote against their self interest? First, many of them don't
bother to vote, the inability of a large segment of our citizens to gather enough interest to appear at the polling booth a
national disgrace. Second, many of those who do vote are low
information voters, not casting their ballot predicated on even a
rudimentary understanding of the issues that impact their everyday
lives. Further, many of them are, in a word, prejudiced and, even if
their vote would have some negative impact upon them, they are most
concerned in depriving these benefits to others.David Brooks creates a portrait of the downtrodden Republican, a beleaguered being, struggling for survival against a hard universe, self-reliant and unbending. It is but a product of the imagination of Mr. Brooks, wholly unattached to the reality of the moment.
2 comments:
No, Brooks makes a crucial an accurate observation. An easy way to avoid the painful work and sacrifice toward success is to eschew all help and go it alone. --people would rather protect their ability to get rich no matter how remote than deal with the problems and headaches they now have.
The confusion, within the Republican party, as well as outside of it, is what government is capable of doing, especially when it comes to health care. Republicans are realizing that the public expects government to take a role in it.
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