This is just my opinion, but I don't think the Republicans and conservatives are aware or they seem to ignore quite a few things in our society that can keep lower class citizens from really being able to elevate their standings in our society, so it paints a picture of conservatives and Republicans being much more sympathetic to the richer citizens while largely appearing to be ambivalent to the plight of the poorer citizens. Their telling poor people to work harder and they will improve their lot in life just doesn't work as many citizens in our society work at very grueling and inhumane jobs in very poor conditions, and their bosses have a vested interest many times in keeping them from being able to advance up the ladder.
When religion is thrown into the formula it becomes, "you peons better have an unquestioning faith in Jesus, because your life's aren't ever going to get much better than they are in this world. While we're partying in Monaco and at the Playboy Mansion, you had better be worshipping Jesus. We ain't going to help you out, but HE said he would in that old book that we rich don't need anymore because we have the moolah, brother."
The Democrats that many people refer to as socialistists, at least they have some idea in their heads that the plight of poorer people in our societiy should be improved and that bosses, etc, aren't really interested in doing it, so some government programs should be established to help out certain people. They are criticized for establishing these programs by the bigwigs that don't give a ____ if their workers ever improve their lives or not as long as they are at work everyday to break their backs and risk their health, so the bosses can become wealthier.
One of my college philosophy professors said that he thought Marx would endorse government more as it was in the US than the way it functioned in the USSR.
Heavens to Murgatoids.
