Isn't that the whole point of being "Independent"? There isn't an Independant ideology, it just means you dislike both Republicans and Democrats.
Kind of? You can see yourself as not represented very well by either political party and still have a coherent political ideology, most democracies are not two party systems. But in practice a lot of independents are just all over the place.
These interviewees sound like regular voters??? Except for the 21 year old and the 25 year old I guess.
I think "he tells it like it is" usually translates to "he doesn't talk like a politician." While his "celebrity" certainly helped, I think he won the Republican primary by being the loudest, maddest guy in the room. While the redhats obviously drank the Kool Aid and have no passing relationship with the truth, anyone else saying "he tells it like it is" is just doing it based on speech pattern. It's all tone of voice; the words are irrelevant. It's sort of the whole "Who'd you like to have a beer with" thing from the Bush era.
I think it's as simple as an incredibly narrow, ego-bound and shallow worldview. They lack the capacity to consider nuance with social, economic and cultural issues. My FIL is an incredibly bright dude—knows a lot of random facts about everything and is a very successful physician, but boy when you discuss politics with him it's a different story.
Maybe "stupid" is an inadequate word. I don't know. It's not about "ignorance" in the sense of a lack of general knowledge or lived experience, either. Because you're right: lots of worldly, successful, knowledgeable people support Trump. Maybe it is about egotism. A lack of healthy caution, skepticism, and forethought. The kind of mindset that compels one to try a shortcut and then ardently refuse to ask directions if you become lost. Or put something together without looking at the instructions ("I know what I'm doing!") only to realize that you've got a pile of parts left over at the end and the thing never works quite right.
This is apt for sure, both my fathers are exactly that way lmao. I agree: it boils down to a tendency to be reductive, relying on outdated general wisdom with a dash (read: fuckton) of unearned confidence in their opinions on massive social systems they've barely tried understanding on a deeper level.
Green Party is literally a gateway to right wing extremism. There's at least two high profile incidents including Roseanne Barr
Despite a mostly progressive platform and image, the U.S. Greens go all in on attacking Democrats over Republicans. They do so to the point where I'm not surprised some end up viewing a Trump Presidency as the lesser of evils.
Yup that is how republicans think. They say well my 401K went up to screw everything else.
I'm quite sure studies have shown that this is very common for most voters. Rarely do a voter's preferences perfectly align with a party's.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...11c650-fd9e-11ea-8d05-9beaaa91c71f_story.html
Do you make $400k or more? If so, yes, your taxes will go up a bit, but if you make less than $400k, then your taxes won't change at all.
Wear a mask, they're proven to help. Just look at Japan, who have been wearing masks for years, before covid. They work, so wear one.
Social media can be cancer, it's all how you curate your feeds, and react to them. [/QUOTE]
Democrats always, and I mean always, have better economies, it's just harder to see lately because the Republicans always crash it on their way out, leaving the cleanup for Dems. Every single time. Fact.
??? nitpicking to try to avoid voting?
The government is there to protect its citizens, that's literally its number 1 job.
provide examples, as this is just asinine. Trump flip flops hourly, lying about and distracting from what he's recorded on video saying. Stop with these bad faith arguments, as it seems you really just want to vote Trump, but don't want the optics and/or guilt of it.
What do you actually want? Why isn't Biden's economic plan good enough for you, or his environmental plan, or any others? Cmon, now you're being obtuse. What, do you want an invitation to have dinner with Biden or Trump to make you consider voting?
