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Aren't the values of this country that the average American is supposed to do things for themselves?
Excellent response!
It's mind-numbing the sheer number of people who would rather the government do for them what they could do for themselves. As a result, we have become a nation of entitlement pansies suckling off the teet of a corrupt government. Eventually the electorate becomes just as corrupt, and the revolving door spins faster and never stops. The people depend on the government because the government depends on the people because the people depend on the government. Leading the charge are the liberals, and this country will suffer immensely for it.
It's mind-numbing the sheer number of people who would rather the government do for them what they could do for themselves. As a result, we have become a nation of entitlement pansies suckling off the teet of a corrupt government. Eventually the electorate becomes just as corrupt, and the revolving door spins faster and never stops. The people depend on the government because the government depends on the people because the people depend on the government. Leading the charge are the liberals, and this country will suffer immensely for it.
All that you need is two political parties that are always willing to offer easy government solutions for every need of the voters, but never willing to make the tough decisions necessary to finance the government largess that results. Voters will occasionally change their allegiance from one party to the other, but the bacchanal will continue regardless of the names on the office doors
One item of trivia, for those of us old enough to remember. Back in those days the Republican Party was traditionally representended by BLUE while the Democrats were RED. I clearly remember the Reagan landslide of '84 with the entire map save one state BLUE. The symbolism back then was quite clear RED=Soviet Union=Communism=Big Government, socialism, etc. At some point recently there was a COORDINATED effort by the media to make the switch to what we see today.
Not quite, blue represented the incumbent party, while red was the challenger. The coordinated effort you speak of occurred in 2000, since the election remained the center of attention, people constantly saw Gore (D) as having blue states, and Bush (R) having red, hence the change from the media later in 2004, and the mindset adapted by Americans who tuned in to see the latest developments.
Few countries worldwide have red assigned to a Conservative party, but then again the US has always gone against the norm..
I have yet to see ANYONE make a coherent factual argument showing Reagan to have been a bad president. I'd love to see you try.
Not very difficult to do. With the world at your fingertips via the internet, you too can do some research and reading instead of depending on the archaic Republican re-writings of history on cave walls.
The Real Reagan Legacy
Debunking Myths About Reagan
Six years into Reagan's presidency, Democrats retook the Senate, and began to reverse some of Reagan's horrendous policies. By that time, Reaganomics had "accomplished" quite a bit: doubled the national debt, caused the S&L crisis, and nearly wrecked the financial system.
Sensing their own smallness, contemporary politicians often seek to puff themselves up by appealing to myth and legend. For Republicans, there is no mythology more appealing than that of Ronald Wilson Reagan, as the party’s presidential candidates eagerly demonstrated during their May 3 debate in the library that bears his name.
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