Not that I would take away the SNAP benefits, as people there need them. (I would take sugary sodas off the list of eligible items; I would give everyone on SNAP a cookbook; I would replace sodas with detergents as items of eligibility).
What is wrong with Trump country?
Because when Republican politicians say they want to take away welfare from people, these sorts of people don't think it means them. They probably think "oh those black people who only use EBT" are the only ones who will have welfare taken away, instead of it affecting everyone. How do I know this? I live in the most R district in SC and I know it's the mindset from conversations both my mom and I have had with people around here.
and even when their welfare gets taken away, they think that Republicans are still better because they think Democrats don't care about them.
There's also some people who are seriously ignorant and/or indoctrinated into thinking Republicans are the only people doing good things. Let me tell you a story.
It's 2012. My mom was talking to a friend of hers (single mom, 2 kids, very poor household), and she talks about what Obama has done and what he plans to do. Her friend (let's call her Pat) says "well that makes sense and it'll help me and my kids, I'll vote for Obama"
Election day rolls around.
My mom: So, did you vote for Obama?
Pat: Yeah! I went right in there and hit the straight Republican line and-
My mom: You're a F[inks]ing idiot.
There are thousands of people like Pat, who have probably heard from high figures in the community that Democrats are basically Satan. I'm not even kidding. I went to a funeral of a person I knew from the local Hardee's, and instead of talking about how good of a life this guy had, they talk about the guy for 30 seconds then pivot to how Obama is the antichrist and wrecking America as we know it, etc. I walked out because I couldn't believe how this guy was destroying the funeral's purpose in front of the guy's friends and family (who said nothing, presumably because they agreed, didn't care, or both)
So that's why.
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