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Why do working class people vote conservative, asks John Haidt, when it is not in their economic interest? Well, I don't agree with all of John Haidt 's conclusions because he says nothing about propaganda, but he does raise some interesting and disturbing points. Why working-class people vote conservative Across the world, blue-collar voters ally themselves with the political right – even when it appears to be against their own interests. Is this because such parties often serve up a broader, more satisfying moral menu than the left? Why on Earth would a working-class person ever vote candidate? This question has obsessed the American left since Ronald Reagan first captured the votes of so many union members, farmers, urban Catholics and other relatively powerless people – the
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Why do working class people vote conservative, asks John Haidt, when it is not in their economic interest? Well, I don't agree with all of John Haidt 's conclusions because he says nothing about propaganda, but he does raise some interesting and disturbing points.Why do working class people vote conservative, asks John Haidt, when it is not in their economic interest? Well, I don't agree with all of John Haidt 's conclusions because he says nothing about propaganda, but he does raise some interesting and disturbing points. Why working-class people vote conservative Across the world, blue-collar voters ally themselves with the political right – even when it appears to be against their own interests. Is this because such parties often serve up a broader, more satisfying moral menu than the left? Why on Earth would a working-class person ever vote candidate? This question has obsessed the American left since Ronald Reagan first captured the votes of so many union members, farmers, urban Catholics and other relatively powerless people – the
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Why working-class people vote conservative
Across the world, blue-collar voters ally themselves with the political right – even when it appears to be against their own interests. Is this because such parties often serve up a broader, more satisfying moral menu than the left?
Why on Earth would a working-class person ever vote candidate? This question has obsessed the American left since Ronald Reagan first captured the votes of so many union members, farmers, urban Catholics and other relatively powerless people – the so-called "Reagan Democrats". Isn't the Republican party the party of big business? Don't the Democrats stand up for the little guy, and try to redistribute the wealth downwards?
Many commentators on the left have embraced some version of the duping hypothesis: the Republican party dupes people into voting against their economic interests by triggering outrage on cultural issues. "Vote for us and we'll protect the American flag!" say the Republicans. "We'll make English the official language of the United States! And most importantly, we'll prevent gay people from threatening your marriage when they … marry! Along the way we'll cut taxes on the rich, cut benefits for the poor, and allow industries to dump their waste into your drinking water, but never mind that. Only we can protect you from gay, Spanish-speaking flag burners.