Posted on 03/03/2014 8:21:13 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
"..................What discourages Democrats is that mens attitudes shaped over generations through debates over civil rights, anti-Communism, Vietnam, feminism, gun control and dislocations from lost manufacturing jobs and stagnant wages in a global economy are not easily altered.
Democrats are for a bunch of freeloaders in this world as far as Im concerned, said Gari Day, 63, an Avis bus driver from suburban Detroit. Republicans make you work for your money, and try to let you keep it.
Michael Bunce, 48, buying parts at a Lowes in Southfield, Mich., first ascribed his Republican bias to fiscal matters, but quickly turned to social issues like gay rights. I dont see why thats at the top of our priority list, he said. But you say that out in the open, and people are all over your back..............
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Uneducated and poor does not equal stupid and lazy. They want to work. They want to succeed. They want a better life and will actively pursue it. Otherwise they would have stayed right where they were..................
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