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  I've come to the conclusion that it's a low self esteem thing.
  They'd rather hurt people they hate more than improve their own lives, partially because they've been trained to believe hatred is all that's left to their lives. This is partially because they've been abused by the GOP's systems for so long. You can find this cycle consistently among just about anybody on the right, save many of the very wealthy who are simple unempathetic sociopaths who stomp on others to be selfish because it's worked for them.
  It's the psychological cycle of abuse playing out in the worst ways possible. Of course, these people would break some of that if they choose to be better, but the sheer levels of propaganda the GOP pushes out there makes that choice much less likely. Their ego gets boosted in all the wrong ways by grifters. They are fed hatred and their brains are trained to be hooked on those highs, rather than empathy and helping others.
context: All they have is made up culture war bullshit, and nothing is working so they have no choice but to double down.
  Drag Queens isn't working. Multiple attempts.
  Vaccines isn't working. In fact, it killed a lot of their votes. Multiple attempts anyway. 
  Books with scary history isn't working. Multiple attempts.
  Some dudes laptop didn't work. Multiple attempts.
  Abortion is back on the table. Use to work, now its not. Lets give it more attempts.
  Maybe a migrant caravan will do the trick this time? >
  
  Right now they're on to task forces entering their homes to take their gas stoves. >
  
  Ah yes, I forgot about gas stoves (which most republicans probably don't even have).
  Real issues here. >
  
  Honest question: Why don't Republicans have gas stoves? Is it because they rent and most rentals have electric stoves because they are cheaper to install?
  Also, sauce please. >
  
  Possibly because of all the fossil fuels, NG is the least damaging to the environment? More likely because it's often the cheapest alternative for heating and cooking, and more progressives take the time to actually evaluate long term financial costs. >
  
  Also racism, homophobia, transphobia. Pretty much bigotry and othering minority groups in general. >
  
  It’s crazy that any woman would vote Republican. It’s obvious that their platform has no desire to improve women’s quality of life.
  Edit: also minority, person in lgbtq, chronically ill person, person with a conscious, etc. >
  
  My lesbian friend voted republican in the last election, and I just can't wrap my head around it. She voted for people who would wish for nothing good for her.  My only theory is that we live in a very blue state, and she's got a habit of going against the grain just for the sake of being contrary. It boggles the mind. >
  
  Can’t imagine voting against my own interests like that.