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I used to be a bleeding heart liberal

Now I just don't care so much.

My fiancee and I were talking last night about not understanding why so many blue collar, and lower middle class people, continue to vote against their own best interests by voting Republican.

I can understand right wing evangelicals, who think the bible trumps the constitution, and want to create an Iran [middle east] style theocracy in the US, voting Republican, but why is it 77 of the 100 poorest and most government dependent counties, in the US, voted for Mitt Romney in 2012.

Don't they understand they're voting to eliminate, or reduce, their government benefits, and make health care even less affordable than it is now?

Are they so naive, they truly believe, if the wealthy are given more money, through tax cuts, the wealthy will give that money back to them and then some?

Do they continue to think greatness is measured by how militarily powerful a country is, and how many other countries can be intimidated into our way of thinking?

I can't answer those questions, but if the poor/least fortunate in this country think those are good ideas, and vote that way, or as some people have suggested they just don't bother to vote at all [in their own self interest], why should I give a damn?

The fact is, in the short run, my fiancee and I would benefit greatly from Republican proposed tax cuts, and in the long run, I doubt I'll be around long enough to experience any harm the Republicans may bring to the country with their policies.

So, as that old saying goes, "if you can't beat 'em [Republicans], join 'em!

So maybe I'll do just that [or not]. At the very least, I'm going to try not to worry too much about who gets elected.

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