Obviously, what you’re describing makes no logical sense and isn’t right. But, at the same time, the Republican Party in the US is blamed for the same things you mentioned, except it does have social agenda.
Dems oppose them on social and economic fronts. But I strongly believe their social programs are a trap. It’s tiresome to watch minorities fall for liberal parties for its gib-mes, when that’s precisely what keeps them bottom tier. We have social programs already. I don’t want the US to become like Euro countries where the entire country is operating on an overextended social program, and accumulating overwhelming amounts of debt on top of what we already have.
Like it or not the Tories and the republicans are borrowing heavily and increasing their nation’s debt. I urge you to look at the stats. The idea that the conservatives are pragmatic with money is a fallacy, it’s just that the left are bad at holding them to account.
Let’s look at the global recession that occurred during Labour and the Republicans reign where Bush and Blair were in charge. In the U.K. the left wing Labour Party were held responsible for the global crash whereas no one blames the republicans in America.
The reason why the republicans have a social agenda is because they need the votes from the evangelicals and all the other Jesus freaks in America who live in pockets of America society and are consistent voters. In the U.K. we don’t have Christian psychos like in America, the Christians in this country are left wing, they like refugee and tend to be close to the black community who have a large Christian presence.
What I’m trying to explain to aussie is there is no point exporting American politics to explain British politics. We have our own set of unique problems and challenges.
Also, in terms of black people not voting for the republicans, there is a simple explanation. The republicans only get into power when they run racist dog whistle campaigns like peddling the idea that Obama is a Muslim or that we need to treat Africans Americans like we did in the 50s. Why would they vote for a group that demonises them to get white votes?
I understand why someone like broken English speaking Ayan Hersi or low Iq candace vote for the republicans because if they were liberals no one would care for them. To be a successful liberals you are expected to be intelligent, charismatic and respectable. To be a republican the bar is very low, you have to say you are one.
