Sunday's Doonesbury- Dark Days

[Babel_17]

9. I'm impressed by the last panel, it's important

Just like then, "it's a rich man's war but a poor man's fight". The ideologues stay home, in comfort.

The Confederacy soon got in to class problems as shortages occurred. “It’s a rich man’s war, but a poor man’s fight.” was most commonly heard during this time because the rich could pay out for a substitute in war and end up not fighting.

http://prezi.com/93wjbqqa-82z/confederate-states-of-america/

All through the red states we see Republican propagandists harangue the populace into supporting policies that go against their self interest. They sacrifice while their votes enable a class of Mammon worshiping materialists.