Do you ever feel that BOTH parties in DC are the enemy? (party affiliation, enemies)

[SaigonPaisa]

Originally Posted by MongooseHugger

Let's put it this way, both parties are for:

1.) Amnesty
2.) Common Core and its replacement (College and Career Ready, Every Student Succeeds Act, Career Technical Education, etc.)
3.) H1B visa abuse
4.) Government run healthcare
5.) Out of control spending
6.) Crony capitalism (with some exceptions like Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders)
7.) Blaming the other party for all of their own shortcomings

The Democrat Party seems to stand for an increasingly crazier and harder Left agenda being forced down our throats by the iron fist of government and the Republican Party seems to stand for nothing except getting itself reelected and getting its members nice fat payouts from lobbyists.

Maybe in the state and local governments, the above isn't true, but it's certainly true in DC.

So, what are we going to do about it to end the Two Party Dictatorship?

Um DC is corrupt to the gills. Both parties are trash.

Ofcourse both parties are the enemy.

[Moth]

Do you ever feel that BOTH parties in DC are the enemy?

By the time I was 10, I realized neither was a beacon of goodness and light.

[enraeh]

Both parties? Every dam day.

[jambo101]

If you think both parties to be the enemy then you have a problem because those 2 parties arent going anywhere so you are stuck with them, you can jump up and down and get all stressed out at hating them but at the end of the day you still have the Dems and the Repubs running the show.Your options are very limited.

[Mathguy]

There are two parties in DC? It's getting harder and harder to tell based upon actions.

[Redshadowz]

Originally Posted by jambo101

If you think both parties to be the enemy then you have a problem because those 2 parties arent going anywhere so you are stuck with them, you can jump up and down and get all stressed out at hating them but at the end of the day you still have the Dems and the Repubs running the show.Your options are very limited.

There is a third option, which is in post #20 of this thread, the last line.

//www.city-data.com/forum/47464975-post20.html


"You are never going to live in the world of your dreams(or delusions?). Just accept the world for what it is, or burn it down."

[jambo101]

Good advice Red.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by MongooseHugger

Let's put it this way, both parties are for:

1.) Amnesty
2.) Common Core and its replacement (College and Career Ready, Every Student Succeeds Act, Career Technical Education, etc.)
3.) H1B visa abuse
4.) Government run healthcare
5.) Out of control spending
6.) Crony capitalism (with some exceptions like Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders)
7.) Blaming the other party for all of their own shortcomings

The Democrat Party seems to stand for an increasingly crazier and harder Left agenda being forced down our throats by the iron fist of government and the Republican Party seems to stand for nothing except getting itself reelected and getting its members nice fat payouts from lobbyists.

Maybe in the state and local governments, the above isn't true, but it's certainly true in DC.

So, what are we going to do about it to end the Two Party Dictatorship?

some of those things are legit problems, but others are not. For instance the merits of "Government run healthcare" are a matter of opinion. In mine, it is probably the best case scenario right now. I WISH government ran more of our healthcare system, because the private sector has failed to deliver care at competitive costs.

furthermore, not all the items on that list are supported by both parties. Nobody comes out and says, "Yes, we are the party FOR crony capitalism, H-1B visa abuse, and out of control spending"

This is important because the average person (like yourself, if i'm honest) can't seem to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to the news and information available to them.

[Western Urbanite]

Originally Posted by LauraC

Drain the Capitol Hill swamp of lawyers and everything will be fine.

How overly simplistic of you.

[Western Urbanite]

Originally Posted by SaigonPaisa

Um DC is corrupt to the gills. Both parties are trash.

Ofcourse both parties are the enemy.

You are being a bit unfair to politicians, and not understanding nuances. The USA has virtually no corruption, particularly when compared to the rest of the world.