But then Bob Harris did a nice gloss on the results of the survey showing that Bush supporters are (1) disproportionately misled as to facts that are well-established, and (2) completely off-base as to what Bush's positions are on a wide range of issues. It seems clear to me that it takes a lot of self-delusion to support this guy.
Friday, October 22, 2004
Ok, I held off as long as I could...
But then Bob Harris did a nice gloss on the results of the survey showing that Bush supporters are (1) disproportionately misled as to facts that are well-established, and (2) completely off-base as to what Bush's positions are on a wide range of issues. It seems clear to me that it takes a lot of self-delusion to support this guy.
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I'd say it's active self-deception. Apart from the relatively small number of people who benefit financially from Bush's tax policies and the war in Iraq, the vast majority of Bush supporters are modern-day Know-Nothings. They don't care what he knows; they don't care what they know. They support him because: (1) he speaks their idiom (hard to believe that Bush didn't pick up on the proper pronunciation of "nuclear" and "social" during four years at Yale); (2) he wears their uniform (how else to explain the Members Only jacket?); and (3) they would rather vote against economic self-interest than admit that they have more in common with the demonized lower classes than with the ruling elite.
--Serena
There's definitely some of that. There is also an instinctive clinging to protection to those still reeling in some way from 9/11. And others who can't shake loose their lingering anti-Clinton knee-jerk response. And many who are determined to see the "upper class" as a group they might become part of -- much more so than the "intellectual elite" that they are happy to vilify. It's a real buffet of tasty options! :)
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