Single Issue Voters

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I can't believe I am starting a CR thread, but this is something that fascinates me as well as infuriates me. 

Time and time again on this site I see so called "Conservatives" claim that they don't agree with the GQP when it comes to certain issues.  Lately it as been Gun Control, Abortion, book banning, laws restricting the rights of LGBTQIA+, the war on drugs and several other political talking points.  But when pressed, they say they won't vote anything other than R (or some bullshit Libertarian) because they aren't "one issue voters".  I am perplexed because several of these posters chime in, and agree with the left on these threads.  So how many single issue do you motherfuckers need to actually not vote R??  I am really trying to understand.  Is it 2? 3 issues?  Why do y'all continue to support Trump, Abbott, Patrick, Paxton, etc?  It seems like they actually don't represent you because you keep reassuring Surly that you don't support these views.  I am seriously confused.  Help a brother understand...

[The Original Greaser Bob 2799]

[Aqua Buddha 14521]

24 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I can't believe I am starting a CR thread, but this is something that fascinates me as well as infuriates me. 

Time and time again on this site I see so called "Conservatives" claim that they don't agree with the GQP when it comes to certain issues.  Lately it as been Gun Control, Abortion, book banning, laws restricting the rights of LGBTQIA+, the war on drugs and several other political talking points.  But when pressed, they say they won't vote anything other than R (or some bullshit Libertarian) because they aren't "one issue voters".  I am perplexed because several of these posters chime in, and agree with the left on these threads.  So how many single issue do you motherfuckers need to actually not vote R??  I am really trying to understand.  Is it 2? 3 issues?  Why do y'all continue to support Trump, Abbott, Patrick, Paxton, etc?  It seems like they actually don't represent you because you keep reassuring Surly that you don't support these views.  I am seriously confused.  Help a brother understand...

Hint:  they're lying

If you take away their "single issue," they'd still vote the same way.  Saying they're "single issue" just makes them feel absolved for the rest of their shitty politics.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Hint:  they're lying
If you take away their "single issue," they'd still vote the same way.  Saying they're "single issue" just makes them feel absolved for the rest of their shitty politics.

I want them to show they have the balls to actually explain themselves.

[hobbes2702 12846]

Explain themselves…

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11668]

2 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I can't believe I am starting a CR thread, but this is something that fascinates me as well as infuriates me. 

Time and time again on this site I see so called "Conservatives" claim that they don't agree with the GQP when it comes to certain issues.  Lately it as been Gun Control, Abortion, book banning, laws restricting the rights of LGBTQIA+, the war on drugs and several other political talking points.  But when pressed, they say they won't vote anything other than R (or some bullshit Libertarian) because they aren't "one issue voters".  I am perplexed because several of these posters chime in, and agree with the left on these threads.  So how many single issue do you motherfuckers need to actually not vote R??  I am really trying to understand.  Is it 2? 3 issues?  Why do y'all continue to support Trump, Abbott, Patrick, Paxton, etc?  It seems like they actually don't represent you because you keep reassuring Surly that you don't support these views.  I am seriously confused.  Help a brother understand...

I don’t really have the same experience as you.  I dont really know any Dem that is a single issue voter or any R that thinks Ds are single issue voters.  The only Rs I know that I respect are the ones they say THEY are single issue voters — abortion. 

Edited December 16, 2022 by BehoId, The Underminer!

[Hermanator 6944]

There's no issue that makes any difference anymore. The vast base of the republican party are middle class and lower. Obama and the Democrats gave them access to health insurance they didn't have. Republicans under Trump did everything they could to tear away at it and take it from them. 

These people feel their political party is as much engrained in them as their gender. They are fed that democrats are their enemies instead of fellow Americans wanting to have a good country to live in. They think they're struggling in life because of immigrants and evil Democrats. These people are flat out stupid. 

Also you're asking in the wrong forum. Daily Texan is where most of these people here are at. But you'll never get an answer from them that would make any sense so better to just understand they're mentally flawed and treat politics the way people treat their favorite sports teams. 

Edited December 16, 2022 by Hermanator

[1978horn 880]

8 hours ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

I don’t really have the same experience as you.  I dont really know any Dem that is a single issue voter or any R that thinks Ds are single issue voters.  The only Rs I know that I respect are the ones they say THEY are single issue voters — abortion. 

I'm a Dem and a single issue voter.  The single issue right now is that they are not part of the GOP.

[Pescado_Rojo 19331]

10 hours ago, Hermanator said:

There's no issue that makes any difference anymore. The vast base of the republican party are middle class and lower. Obama and the Democrats gave them access to health insurance they didn't have. Republicans under Trump did everything they could to tear away at it and take it from them. 

These people feel their political party is as much engrained in them as their gender. They are fed that democrats are their enemies instead of fellow Americans wanting to have a good country to live in. They think they're struggling in life because of immigrants and evil Democrats. These people are flat out stupid. 

Also you're asking in the wrong forum. Daily Texan is where most of these people here are at .But they will scream at you to take it to the Cloak Room, where they will ignore it, so better to just understand they're mentally flawed and treat politics the way people treat their favorite sports teams. 

fixed for reality

[Bullneck 18987]

12 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I want them to show they have the balls to actually explain themselves.

They can't.

"A man cannot be reasoned out of a position he was not reasoned into."

If someone hates other people because they "look weird" or thinks women should obey men because they believe in Jesus, there's no way to have a reasonable conversation with them. 

[lemonlime 5503]

They aren't single issue voters.  They're cult members.  And they rationalize their behavior by pretending to be single issue voters over either taxes or abortion.  Neither of which is true as evidenced by voting for Herschel Walker or the trump "tax cuts" that raised taxes on a lot of the middle class and really only cut taxes for the very wealthy.

[tigol 2383]

Winning an argument with a genius is hard.

Winning an argument with a moron is impossible.

[Neonmoon 38127]

Single issue voters say they’re single issue voters so you won’t think they’re pieces of shit. Hint: they’re pieces of shit. 

[Celery Man 20886]

On 12/15/2022 at 10:05 PM, Aqua Buddha said:

Hint:  they're lying

If you take away their "single issue," they'd still vote the same way.  Saying they're "single issue" just makes them feel absolved for the rest of their shitty politics.