AKA, “my tax rate is more important to me than the survival of myself and my immediate family.”
And even then, 9 times out of 10, it’s not even their tax rate that is being lowered (or if it is, marginally, it’s set to sunset in a few years while the cuts for corporations and the uber wealthy are permanent).
Happens a lot. Just like for women or PoC, the idea is if you can fully integrate and be a loyal party member, you can reap the benefits as “one of the good ones.” FD Signifier has a great video about black conservatives in US politics. Problem is, conservatives look for enemies inward once the exterior ones are eliminated.
Same thing happens in the Jewish community. My father is a Republican and believes that Republicans support Jews because “they support Israel.” He doesn’t see that the only reasons that Republicans support Israel are because:
The evangelicals want Israel to exist and be run by Jews so it can be attacked and Jesus can return.
And
So the right has a place to say Jews really belong (not in America).
They’ll “support Israel” all day and night while actively pushing for a Christian Theocracy in America where Jews are (at best) second class citizens.
TIL there are LGBTQ conservatives 🤯
Anyways, lmao
AKA, “my tax rate is more important to me than the survival of myself and my immediate family.”
And even then, 9 times out of 10, it’s not even their tax rate that is being lowered (or if it is, marginally, it’s set to sunset in a few years while the cuts for corporations and the uber wealthy are permanent).
Happens a lot. Just like for women or PoC, the idea is if you can fully integrate and be a loyal party member, you can reap the benefits as “one of the good ones.” FD Signifier has a great video about black conservatives in US politics. Problem is, conservatives look for enemies inward once the exterior ones are eliminated.
Same thing happens in the Jewish community. My father is a Republican and believes that Republicans support Jews because “they support Israel.” He doesn’t see that the only reasons that Republicans support Israel are because:
And
They’ll “support Israel” all day and night while actively pushing for a Christian Theocracy in America where Jews are (at best) second class citizens.