I've just had the most unreal conversation about politics EVER

There's a young African-American man who works for me on occasion. He's very friendly and helpful and I've always gotten along well with him. Well, today the topic of the election came up and I'm still dragging my jaw along the ground --

He recited every right-wing bullshit talking point in the book -- all the lies: that Obama is Muslim, that he wasn't born here, etc, etc. No matter how I tried to correct him, he stubbornly insisted he knew he was right. This is a bright young man. He is out of work except for odd jobs. He comes from South Central. He knows about the inequities of the system. I'm just stunned.

I think I might have kicked the door in a little to let some light in but .... yeesh!

I wonder how that happened?

Why are some people so insistant on voting against their own economic self interest?

My goodness. I just don't get this.

they'd rather believe the lies. Maybe it is easier for them after having voted for *. It weighs heavy on one's conscience I'd think so why not believe all of the new lies too?

My condolences!

:kick:

Sometimes they manifest out of strnage environments.

But, he's likely just a contrarian for the sake of it. Like somebody that hates the local sports team and routes against them. The fact that the local team gets all the attention and everybody loves them only fuels his hatred of them even more.

Doesn't make him a bad person. Just a bit of a non-conformist, just for non-conformities sake, rather than a non-conformist because of specific ideals.

There are quite a few in the world, but they are basically outliers on the graph and don't really affect the election.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Lee_Peterson

That would make a lot of sense.

think all blacks are monolithic on all issues..There are stupid people of all races..

Discouraging to say the least.

Really well-spoken, well-dressed black guy on a bus.

Gave his seat to an elderly lady, too.

He got off at my stop, introduced himself, and just cranked it up.

I told him to take that crap on down the road.

"Bright young man" my arse. He's a tool.

Cultists who want authoritarianism come in all racial hues.

And offer him a red pill.

Anyone in the position of working odd jobs has no business voting for repukes.

If you vote republican you are either rich or stupid.