Why do some Republicans act as though all Democrats are lazy welfare recipients?
951932
Because it plays in simple minds...\n\nThe Republicans are masters of simple, black and white thought and correlative, rather than causative logic!. \n\nCommunists are evil... social programs are associated with communism... democrats support social programs... democrats must be communists... thus Democrats are evil!\n\nDemocrats are evil...Republicans don't like Democrats... Republicans are good! \n\nAlso, all you have to do to be a good Republican is SAY what you are for/against. You don't really ever have to do it (or not do it). It makes life MUCH easier. \n\n"We don't have to debate what we should think about homosexual behavior. It's written in the Bible!" - Ted Haggard\n(we know how that ended up!) \n\nRepublicans - For Fiscal Responsibilty! - 1% INCREASE in National Debt annually under Bush\n\nDemocrats - Evil Spenders! - 4% DECREASE in National Debt annually under Clinton\n\nEnough... I think I have made my point. \n\nGo Lemmings, Go!
438483
The average American is too busy trying to make a living for their families to set up any kind of organization.  They are also too lazy to learn and realize what the Republicans and George Bush is doing to them.  It'll be too late when they realize they could have done something to make their lives better.
189368
Some are and some ain't, their philosophy is evil. Supply side or trickle down economics's has never worked. When you have a pile of boxes setting on the floor and you lift the top box all that you lift is the top box. If you lift from the bottom the whole pile moves up including the top box. I find republicans to favor the very rich in all aspects. This does not help the country to overcome poverty, have personal freedom, overcome racial inequality. ect. That is why the democratic philosophy appeals to me more as they try to lift from the bottom and address the other inequality's.
700999
Because not all republicans are stupid, but all stupid people are republicans.
450901
republicans tend to have personalities that focus on helping themselves and being self-sufficient. selfish? yeah. self-centered? maybe, but at least they like to be responsible for taking care of themselves
952554
The ignorance in your question actually answers this question... because the lower income Republicans are weak-minded and fall for propaganda easily.\n\nGetting a low income Republican to vote is easy... all you have to do is convince him that the blacks and gays are wanting equal rights and want to live off his hard labor. \n\nThe low income ones are manipulated by prejudices.\n\nExamples, how many times to you hear Republicans on here do you hear comments about democrats living off welfare. Would it surprise you to learn that there are more Republicans on welfare than Democrats? It is because of the increase in job loss of the midwestern states that are all Republican.
838041
This is an excellent question that would take me a few paragraphs to answer but it is late so I will try to summarize.\n\nIn brief, it has to do with being uneducated and easily manipulated by propaganda that targets their downcomings and prejudices.\n\nBelieve it or not, Rove has been quoted as using prejudices to manipulate votes of the poor. \n\nYou see, it is like this: if you can keep the poor ppl angry for being poor then they want to blame someone... then you convince them that the liberal socialist democrats just want to use all their hard earned tax dollars to pay for the 10 kid black family on welfare... things like that.\n\nReality is that more white poor on on welfare... it is because of the midwestern states.\n\nAnyways that is only one example but the bottom line is that their prejudices have been manipulated. Btw, I know this from first hand experience having been raised in a bigoted, Southern Repoublican family.\n\nI wish we could sit everybody down that makes under $250k per year and make them watch congressional debates of that past 15 years... they would see that it is the democratic party up there in Washington fighting for them, not the Republican party.
142367
diamond dave is wrong. studies do show a tendency of college educatoin level-or higher-to vote liberally; however, there are other studies that show the more wealthy an individual becomes, the higher the tendency is to vote republican. The republican party seems to help out the elites while running on moral platforms supported by uneducated bible belters who think-for some reason liberals can't figure out-that those issues are important matters for congress to discuss: these people usually vote against their self-interests. Diamond D was right about the part on asking the government for assistance, though. Democrats are more likely to ask for some kid of aid.
1177709
I have a big problem with this.  I have always worked hard and hate that my money is going to lazy people.  I think that the only way someone should get help is if they have a disablility.  Not just people wanting to live on welfare and medicaid!!!  All those that answer this question with "I am proud to be on Medicaid"        --------------------GO GET A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
814703
A few reasons:\n\n1. Republicans believe life is precious until you are born.\n\n2. They have successfully brainwashed the uneducated members of their party into believing only democrats are on welfare... the number of registered republicans on welfare is actually higher than democrats. There is a large concentration of white Republican welfare recipients in the Midwest states.\n\n3. They do not believe in the constitution that the Supreme Court based its ruling on in making abortion legal.
507480
Sorry proff, but is all about enriching ones self, you seen the one above me. Liberals are the scum of the earth because they care about people, it is wrong to care about anybody but yourself. I personally have seen both sides and I can't be so callus, maybe that is why I am a democrat. I think if you have a pile of boxes and you want to move them it is better to lift from the bottom that way you move all three boxes but if you lift from the top as the repuglicans do then all you lift is the top.
201157
The way I was explained that is that Democrats believe in welfare and other government aid but are usually more open-minded to towards social issues (like gay marriages). Republicans are more about people working hard for themselves without government aid (Capitalism, laissez faire, basically allowing companies to do what they want) but are less open to social issues.
462640
Yes.\n\nThis administrations sole goal is to make millionaires richer.  Republicans don’t seem to be aware of the chain reaction caused by neglecting the needy, but they end up paying for this neglect with higher crime rates, paying higher medical costs, and paying for higher prison populations.  They appear to be oblivious of the repercussions of having a society with a wide gap between poverty and wealth.\n\nThey tend to be less realistic.  They live their lives in a box; not looking outside of the box to get the big picture.  As long as them and their children have good health care, plenty of food, good educations and a comfortable living, they don’t see anything wrong.\n\nThis narrow view of the world causes America’s needy children to be neglected, people to go without proper housing, educations and health care.  In the long run they pay for this neglect, but can’t see beyond the box.\n\nAs for morality, I’ve never seen so much hypocrisy.  On one hand they claim to be such great Christians while on the other they ignore the teachings of Jesus which commanded we must take care of our neighbor, feed the hungry, and care for the sick.\n\nRepublicans live in a fantasy world and when their house gets broken into or they have to pay outrages hospital bills, they wonder why these things happen.
191418
I agree with your general statement. I am a self-proclaimed democrat. However, I find that I agree with many republican political views. I wish that things weren't so black and white and people were more receptive to others views. I really feel badly when republicans say how they hate "liberal whiners" because even though I consider myself liberal, I'm not so liberal and open minded that my brains have fallen out. I can see when the democrat reps are in the wrong. I can admit when republicans may have a better idea. We all need to reach our hand out to each other and embrace our differences and also our similarities.
372550
Not all Republicans are the same, of course, but a generalization that may be useful to you, is this:\n\n   In general, Republicans have figured out by the time they reach adulthood what their values and major beliefs are, and when they begin their adult life, the quest for knowledge becomes less of a priority. This is because they know what they need to know, to advance their career, or raise a family, or whatever it is that they're doing.\n   So they appear ignorant, because they may seem incurious in new sources of knowledge. This can also make them appear narrow-minded. And the fact that they have the audacity to say, "Thank you, but I don't need your knowledge, mine works just fine," strikes many as being arrogant.
545502
THEY ARE PROGRAMMED TO BELIEVE THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY REPRESENTS EVERYDAY WORKING CLASS PEOPLE.  WHEN EVERYBODY THAT HAS EVERYDAY WORKING CLASS COMMON SENSE KNOWS THAT THE REPUBLICANS REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE BIG CORPORATIONS THAT HATE EVERYDAY WORKINGCLASS PEOPLE.  THE NEOCONS SUCK UP BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY ARE GOING TO GET A HANDOUT THAT NEVER WILL COME.
1086294
I think the reason both our Republican and Democratic rep's are ignoring the American people is due to their special interest ties. All of them are trying to earn PAC points and post politic employment, by keeping the average guy underemployed and under paid. This keeps all the people near the top raking in all the money. We are gonna be  stuck  trying to figure out how we are going to support our kids and grandkids, since the only jobs that most will have available to them if there are any left, will not pay enough to live on.