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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Big liberal here.  I would be willing to accept the hypothesis that people are often more inclined to help one of their own, and therefore liberalism often flourishes in homogeneous societies

I believe that progressive policies flourish in times/places of plenty.  People are willing to share when they are flush.  When resources become more scarce, people start to become more protective of their own.  [b]So they fight for lower taxes, less public assistance...[/b]. they even want regressive policies on affirmative action, workplace rights for women, etc. etc.  Kind of like what we are living now.  [/quote]

It would seem in the last financial crisis, this divide was partisan and not racial or cultural.  We elected a President who promised to raise taxes on the wealthy, and a bunch of wealthy white people voted for him.  I don't think white Democrats decided to claw back public assistance. They expanded it.  Republicans, they wanted to cut taxes and cut public assistance.[/quote]

Agreed.  But what I'm saying is, I think what we are seeing in the Republican party now is selfishness and fear of resources being taken by women, immigrants, brown people, etc.

For example, to me, reproductive freedoms are economic freedoms.  If half the population is hamstrung by unwanted pregnancy, unwanted children, and/or the expense of contraception, it makes it that much easier for the males to be more competitive in the job.  I think the "War on Women" of the last few years is really all about economics.  As a man in my office said, out loud, to us ladies, "If only women didn't work, we'd all be able to get by on one salary".  He's very jealous of dual income families because of his family's choice to have a SAHM.  If only we ladies would go home and take care of our babies, he'd be better off.

The same with the hyperbole about immigrants.  As a nation we are feeling the pinch and only about half of us are still willing to share.  The other half are digging in their heels to hold on to their economic status as "haves".

This is also why you see the emphasis on gun rights.  So that people filled with fear over losing their resources feel like they can defend their property from the takers. The 47%.  [/quote]

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