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applegrove

(118,658 posts)
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 05:49 PM Oct 2015

Top Ten Reasons To Vote Republican (Daily Kos)

Top Ten Reasons To Vote Republican

by Plf515 at Daily Kos

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/25/1020037/-Top-10-reasons-to-vote-Republican

"SNIP.............


1. You are a bigot

It's true that not all Republicans are bigots. But if you ARE a bigot, the Republican party will be much more your group than the Democratic party. Remember that there are lots of ways to be a bigot: You could be a racist, a homophobe, an Islamophobe, or lots of other things.

2. You like eating, drinking and breathing poison.

Many Republicans are calling for or voting for shrinking or eliminating agencies that protect us against poison. They seem to think that the corporations will do the right thing, without any pressure from the government. Uh huh. Read The Jungle. Look at the way Monsanto is hiding facts about Round Up. Look at food safety and outbreaks of E. Coli.

Corporations exist to make money. They will do so any way they can. The government needs to stop them from doing so in ways that hurt people.

3. You think the rich don't have enough money

The idea that giving more money to rich people (via tax breaks) will help poor people is nonsensical and has been shown wrong time and again in history. Huge tax breaks for the rich (a la George Bush) don't work.




...............SNIP"

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Top Ten Reasons To Vote Republican (Daily Kos) (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2015 OP
Wish I could rec this a million times. Iggo Oct 2015 #1
Good article. tabasco Oct 2015 #2
A little bit of absolute and perfect truth. hifiguy Oct 2015 #3
I would send this to certain members of my family if I didn't have to spend smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #4
if I didn't have to spend Thanksgiving with them. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #8
Reason #11: I do what I'm told. #12: My Grand Daddy was Republican. #13: I don't have time to think. sorechasm Oct 2015 #5
11. To stop the Democrats from ruining America. Hortensis Oct 2015 #6
Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen cantbeserious Oct 2015 #7
left out GUNS!!! and poor spelling. cpompilo Oct 2015 #9
You had me at number one.. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #10
#11 Unknown Beatle Oct 2015 #11
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #12
 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
8. if I didn't have to spend Thanksgiving with them.
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 08:12 PM
Oct 2015

Do you?

Can't you just tell them you'll be in Costa Rica this year?



And then of course ...GO to Costa Rica...

sorechasm

(631 posts)
5. Reason #11: I do what I'm told. #12: My Grand Daddy was Republican. #13: I don't have time to think.
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 07:38 PM
Oct 2015

#11: Before the Pope's visit, many Catholics thought it was a sin to vote for 'baby killing' Democrats.
#12: 'Blood is thicker than water', oil is even thicker. If your family, business partners, and golfing buddies stick with losers, who do you think you are to think different.
#13: Motel lobbies, gyms, and many, many 'public' places blast Faux News 24-7. The viewers don't know there are other legitimate POV, and have no desire to look behind the curtain.

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)
11. #11
Sun Oct 11, 2015, 06:57 PM
Oct 2015

Citizens United - Stop the flow of money from corporations/wall st./big banks to politicians. Before CU, republicans and some democrats were being bought. After CU, the majority of the politicians in DC are already in the back pockets of corporations/wall st./big banks. Plus, as an added bonus, judges in all shapes and sizes are also beholden to corporations/wall st./big banks.

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