Because in the country they tend to be self-employed (micro-businesmen), and in the cities they tend to be employees? Republicans in general do not seem to think anyone who works with their hands should be paid decently or have any rights, and are really ought to be indentured servants if not outright slaves.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Scott Loveless wrote: > On 9/26/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> That's certainly not true in the US. Socialists are almost all >> academics or students. The working class socialists are a relic of >> the 1930s. >> Paul > > Based on my own admittedly narrow experience, most blue collar folks > (myself included) just want to be left alone. Many have a strong > libertarian bent, even though most have nothing to do with the > Libertarian party. In rural areas of the Midwest they tended to vote > Republican. In the cities they'll usually vote Democratic. Go > figure. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
