Reply #24: The two income groups with the highest percentage of anti-gay bigots were the 100-$150k and $50-$75k [View All]

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That's the middle class. The people who voted yes on proposition 8 and the people who vote for anti-gay measures throughout the country are neither poor nor wealthy. They're the church-going middle class who live in suburbs. Most of them are college-educated but without advanced degrees. They hold white-collar jobs in middle management or service jobs. They're Reagan Republicans. They voted for W because he seemed like a nice guy. They were proud of America's response to 9/11. They think it's ok to torture terrorists and they don't mind if the government taps their phone to keep them safe.

Throughout history, the middle class is the demographic most likely to be socially conservative. They are neither poor nor wealthy. They believe in the idea of tradition. They usually belong to a mainstream church in the religion that makes up their culture's majority. Nowadays they are more likely to belong to a non-denominational mega-church.

These are the people most susceptible to propaganda from governments, churches, and the media.