re: economy, depression
@pkboi
the other force we need to discredit is the 'temporarily embarrassed' vote - the folks who vote for policies that they aspire to be affected by, e.g. tax breaks for the rich. A lot of poor folks buy into the prosperity gospel and related mythology. But they vote accordingly. We need to show people how daft that is. And how counter productive. @simplicitarian @alpinefolk @dznz
re: economy, depression
@lightweight unfortunately I know a number of small business owners whose values more closely align with the left but vote National because that’s what business owners do. @pkboi @simplicitarian @dznz
re: economy, depression
@alpinefolk @lightweight @pkboi @simplicitarian@mastodon.nz which of their values align with the Left, then? I'm guessing none of the important ones, hey?
re: economy, depression
To be clear that is my perception that they align with the left, not theirs. Specifically their attitude to the environment, fairness, community etc. @dznz @lightweight @pkboi @simplicitarian
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@dznz Interestingly, I have a friend who moved here from California. She always voted Republican because that’s what the family had always done. When she did the political compass it aligned her with the Greens. @lightweight @pkboi @simplicitarian
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@alpinefolk
my father, in the US, was like that for many years - he voted GOP (long before Trump) because his dogmatic view was that the health of the economy trounced everything else. He's subsequently (in the past 30 years, since Regan) changed his tune markedly. The US screwed itself by letting the DNC shaft Sanders. But I digress :) @dznz @pkboi @simplicitarian
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@lightweight completely agree about Sanders @dznz @pkboi @simplicitarian