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27. Thanks for the warm welcome
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 06:06 PM
Nov 2012

I can't believe it took me so long to find this place! I love you guys!

I have a brother in law who is a crazy redneck whose current wife is on disability and whose child is on Medicaid. He also has never paid a dime in child support for his own children. Yet, he goes on and on about the evil government and does not see the hypocrisy of it all. You can't argue with stupid. Basically, the guy's a racist, no matter how clever he thinks he's hiding it. He thinks it's all blacks and hispanics that are using 'his' taxes, taxes he rarely ever pays mind you. When Obama was elected, he about went into a seizure.

But enough about that dimwit.... what has always made America great to me has been it's capacity to take care of people... Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security. I mean the Marshall Plan saved Europe. This is the America everyone loves and what makes it great.

I heard somewhere that 9 out of 10 red states are the biggest users of these "entitlement programs" they bitch and moan about. As my husband likes to say, "there's a willful ignorance here that you just can't fight."

From the perspectve of a social scientist, one may try to understand why... JackN415 Nov 2012 #1
thank you, wonderful post CitizenLeft Nov 2012 #2
You're blind if you don't consider the racism Alekei_Firebird Nov 2012 #5
+1 nt smitra Nov 2012 #14
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #8
+1,000 well said nt JanT Nov 2012 #12
Excellent post sbmvv Nov 2012 #3
The GOP has little appeal to those outside of its little bubble fujiyama Nov 2012 #4
Fear of racism trumps financial incentives mainer Nov 2012 #6
A Big Thanks from Me, too, CitizenLeft.. I'm out here with them! We Cha Nov 2012 #7
Beautiful strong women from one of our most beautiful states! CitizenLeft Nov 2012 #18
I add my thanks also... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #9
Hey don't forget Democrats Abroad davidpdx Nov 2012 #10
thank you for the post. JanT Nov 2012 #11
Yes, thank you, thank you, thank you. A thousand thanks for you. Major Hogwash Nov 2012 #13
Agreed sbmvv Nov 2012 #15
thank you for that link - that's a fascinating study CitizenLeft Nov 2012 #20
We Liberals also need to be careful sbmvv Nov 2012 #25
A question sbmvv Nov 2012 #16
I would like to see the voting statistics too, if they can be obtained from somewhere. smitra Nov 2012 #22
I must live where those 27% Asians voted Crumbs Nov 2012 #17
got to be hard living in Texas and being a liberal CitizenLeft Nov 2012 #19
Actually all the major cities in Texas are liberal except Houston Crumbs Nov 2012 #21
ah, good for you! CitizenLeft Nov 2012 #24
for some reason, what you said about welfare being instrumental in your survival... renate Nov 2012 #26
Thanks for the warm welcome Crumbs Nov 2012 #27
K&R EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #23
No problem, brah! Islandurp Nov 2012 #28
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #29
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