Is "aiming for the middle" is really just "Winning over the 'S factor'"

[sasquatch]

I think us "aiming for the middle" or whatever you want to call it just trying to get the stupid people on aboard. Working class white people for years have voted for Republicans. Now why would they do something that will essentilly destroy their lives.

-Republican policies have sent jobs overseas, busted unions, destroyed public education and have got us into needless/unjustified war.

Now why do they vote for them?!?
Here's some reasons I can think of. Nationalism, reasurting racial supporority and the fairy tales of Horatio Alger.

Also has anyone noticed it's "cool" or "normal", to be as ignorant as hell?

I have?

[tom_paine]

1. Yes, the anti-intellectualism of a moribund Empire

To be truthful, intelligence and certainly intellectualism could not be named as intrinsic characteristics.

But it has seemed to reach new levels since the Death of the Old American Republic and now seems to be approaching a visceral hatred.

Which only makes sense, intellectualism is ALWAYS the antithesis of Totalitarianism becuase intellectuals functions as Society's Lie Detectors.

Hitler, Stalin, Marcos, Amin, Bush all know this. That is why they share the same disgust and hatred of "intellectuals".

[PVnRT]

2. That's nice

Working class white people are now stupid. That's a great way to convince them that they are voting against their interests. Call them stupid. I get sick of this white-tower liberal bullshit - claim to care about the lower class, but call them stupid and look down on them. Brilliant strategy.

[sasquatch]

4. I'm talking about "middle class white people"

Like the people I was raised by. Yes I am white and I've always wanted to know why my momA SCHOOL TEACHER would vote Republican. Not all of them are stupid just the one's that knowingly or unknowingly vote agianst their own intrest.

[DuctapeFatwa]

3. I think you summed it up very well. That's Politics, Inc in a nutshell

Dress up the same policies in some spiffy new metrosexual language that lulls those who may have started to have doubts about the status quo into thinking change is just around the corner, while making sure that nothing does to reassure those who like the status quo, either because they are stupid, deluded, making money from it, or any combination of the above.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

5. not just the GOP

"Republican policies have sent jobs overseas, busted unions, destroyed public education and have got us into needless/unjustified war."

Democrats share the blame for every one of those things.

[sasquatch]

6. Yeah, you're right

That's why I hate Clinton. He's the original pink tutu democrat:(

[snooper2]

7. Yes

eom:

They are called, sheep...

[sasquatch]

8. "BAH BAH BAH BAH!!"

Sorry I couldn't help it.:P

[MGKrebs]

9. Let's do some math!

Approx. 2/3 of Americans are eligible to vote.
About half of eligible voters actually show up to vote.
In a close race with only 2 candidates, the winnner gets about half of those who vote.

100% x .667 x .5 x .5 = 16.68%. That's how many people elect a winner.

Pop. of US = 280,000,000
Bush* got 50,000,000 votes, which equals about 18% of 280 mil.

So, I don't know where the middle is. I don't even know if those who vote are in the middle.

[sasquatch]

10. I never really like the phrase "the middle" anyway!