What motivates rural people to choose to be a Democrat or a Republican? Is it based on their beliefs, values and attitudes that formed primarily by family, friends, culture, and life experiences? Beliefs are ideas that we accept as true without any supporting facts. Values are a set of principles, which each of us consider of great importance. Attitudes regarding someone or something are based on core beliefs and values (owlcation.com).
We all have social identities which develop and change from childhood to adulthood, with our beliefs, values and attitudes changing as well. Social identity allows us to be part of groups and gain a sense of belonging, which shapes our self-image. Our social identity can be shaped by our gender, sexual orientation, race, age group, religion, profession, economic status, where we live, politics, clubs and sports.
These social identities bring us together with other people sharing these same identities. In these groups we feel safe, share the same feelings and concerns. We get positive support in these groups. For many of us, our religion, friends and where we live are strong factors determining our political party affiliation.
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Very well written and said! The last two paragraphs is something people need to be aware of. From my experience, people vote conservative/republican not because of that that side can do or bring for them but because of what the party does: Which is to discriminate, hate, marginalize and internationalize “minorities” by any means to preserve “white” America and keep outsiders out whether on a regional or national level. In addition, fueling and helping corporate greed.
The only people laughing? The ones at the very top and the same ones laughing all the way to the bank. The way I see it? There’s very very very very little incentive to vote for one side more than the other.
American has become the new rule of Theocracy by a corrupt system and “Supreme Court Justice”.
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