All my friends seem to be red republicans, that is, really conservative. I don’t understand why, because they’re all middle class people.  Good people, nice people, wonderful family people. But they are part of the 47% in this country that feel that the republican party is more supportive of their beliefs and lifestyle. They don’t like paying taxes. They don’t like paying for illegal immigrants. They don’t like Obama’s foreign policy. They don’t like that the Obamas are taking a vacation now when the world is in crisis. They want him to wait for when the world is not in crisis. They want him to wait for the end of wars fueled by religious hatred.
On the other hand, my sister is a liberal democrat. She is a part of the 47% in this country that are sick of big business raping the American people financially, then getting bailed out by its victims, the American people. She doesn’t want laws based on any religion. She expects that Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and all the other social entitlements are necessary and will never run out of money. She is disdainful of red republican opinions.
47% of America versus 47% of America. I’ve argued with both. I’ve been shouted down by both. I love my friends. I love my sister. Can’t change their minds. No way, no how. 280 million Americans can’t agree. That leaves the burden of moving this country forward to us puny 6%. 20 million “undecided” independent voters who every 4 years decide the big one. Pretty powerful feeling, don’t you think?