09-14-2021, 05:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-14-2021, 06:56 PM by Classic-Xer.)
(09-13-2021, 10:39 AM)David Horn Wrote: Just so you know: there is plenty of wealth on both sides (all sides, assuming you split the GOP into Trumpers and Never Trumpers). The point is simple: in a democracy it's people not money that's supposed to rule. That hasn't been true for a long time. Pick a topic. A large majority (roughly 70%) favors vaccine mandates, but the minority is still blocking them -- even imposing anti-vacccine and anti-masking mandates. On guns, roughly 60% wants actual gun controls, and over 80% want mandatory background checks. On taxes, almost everyone wants higher taxes on the wealthy ... except the wealthy, of course. I could go on, but you get the point. Rule by the minority can't go on forever, but the monied interests have found these minority tubthumpers will back their desire to avoid taxes and regulation if they get to avoid vaccines, not wear masks and get to have as many guns as they wish, unimpeaded.
According to Eric, there isn't enough wealth to go around/trickling down on the Democratic side. Eric has been saying/telling me that about the Democratic side for many years. So, why does the 70% favor vaccine mandates when they're already vaccinated themselves and the vast majority of those who get infected aren't severely impacted and don't end up in the hospital or end up dying from it? I think the poll you referring to seems pretty skewed in favor of vaccine mandates. Oh well, I guess revenues and long term survival no longer matter to the corporations/institutions that are going along with the Democrats and supporting/implementing their vaccine mandates these days. As far as gun controls, the gun controls that already are in place didn't stop the last mass shootings that took place (all done by people who passed their ground checks) or the shootings and the gun related crimes that are on the rise and taking place in blue cities every day either.