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In reply to the discussion: Something kind of hit me today. [View all]vlyons
(10,252 posts)As the republican party has moved farther and farther right, their voters have simply followed in the wake. Plus republicans sell "freedom" from socialism and forced integration. I think those voters have deep deep envy and resentment that people of color are getting "free stuff," and equal opportunity, rather than knowing "their place" place in society as subservient.
On the west and east coasts, you see more integration of different races and ethnicities in schools, the work place, and residential neighborhoods. So people are quite used to interacting peacefully and pleasantly with people that are different. But in the heartland and the south, it's not the case so much.
Meanwhile republican politicians just keep capitalizing on fear and racism. Throw in a little prosperity Christianity that tells people that they are more loved by Jesus than anyone else, and voila! You have mass delusion.