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Are saying the repubs get more money then the dems?
No, that's not what I mean.
When the Repubs speak it's all about money coming out of their mouths.
When the Dems speak it's all about feel good social justice coming out of their mouths.
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When the Repubs speak it's all about money coming out of their mouths.
When the Dems speak it's all about feel good social justice coming out of their mouths.
$$$ vs emotions
So then one could make the case that the GOP is really the American party, representing the free market, capitalism and consumerism?
Yes..both are useless. Americans are just revenue streams for them and their agendas. Work, pay taxes and shut up cause we know what's best.
I'd love to hear what the SadTexan would have to say...
I'll up the ante so-to-speak...
It probably isn't either party's agenda that's the issue. If this logic holds, there is a far more nefarious force at work and the parties are just diversions. This type of thinking gains steam as the wealth of the country continues to consolidate into the hands of the wealthy minority.
I'd love to hear what the SadTexan would have to say...
I'll up the ante so-to-speak...
It probably isn't either party's agenda that's the issue. If this logic holds, there is a far more nefarious force at work and the parties are just diversions. This type of thinking gains steam as the wealth of the country continues to consolidate into the hands of the wealthy minority.
There's obviously some truth to this, many believe in "The Playbook". If you look at what's happened with the Obama administration in two years time, there haven't really been any major foreign policy changes, nor have there been programs cancelled willy nilly. In fact, true Liberals have been amazed at how much better Obama has been being Bush, than Bush himself was.
Yet the partisan rancor has been at least as loud against Obama than it was against Bush. Groupthink lives on. Politics is more a professions now, handled and managed by throng of political consultants and staffers. They know for sure that at least 75% of their respective parties will fall in line when needed. Each party will have their opponents attack ideas and policies, even if the opponents were the ones that originally created them.
This is why most, but certainly not all, Presidents move towards a pragmatic approach, meaning the center, on many major issues. But when they campaign, they have to move towards the fringe. Since Obama has done the same, his opponents have to continue to pound home the perception that he's still a fringe player. The real test of every President is during the second term, when they can really put into place their legacy, and do the right thing for the country, not just a party. Bush was a total disappointment to me in that regard, but the Dems were unfocused and unprincipled, and could not deliver a candidate good enough to articulate a reason for change.
Parties are there for the voters, much like a footballs game.
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