The difference between Republicans and Democrats.

[Inneedofbuds]

i guess i came out of the same closet where you hid away the concepts of person responsibility and self-determination. you decry the self-imposed enslavement of the poor, yet you advocate shackling those who have succeeded by their own sweat for the welfare of those incapable of success. you blame an elite for the ills of society, yet are more than willing to hand them even more power for their false promises. you glorify the liberal leadership, ignoring the fact that they betray us at every turn. you and the rest of the mindless false liberals march us ever onward toward that ultimate nanny-state where no one is allowed to succeed and we all wait patiently for big brother to wipe our ass for us.

I really don't think you could have it more backwards. First off, you assume there is no such thing as a wealthy liberal. Nice to meet you. That answers that one. Second, you think I await a nanny state run by big brother? I want the exact opposite. I want limited government run only by the guide of the constitution. Two candidates provided that, Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul. Neither has a chance. And I hate to tell you, the people to blame are the ones with infinite amounts of money and resources, i.e. the media, who already decided who we got to choose from. I want to bring up a point that you addressed. The fact that there are rich people who got there by their own sweat and blood. Let's look at a scenario of identical twins separated at birth:

Twin A:Given to wealthy family
Twin B:Given to poor family

Both work equally hard. Both have equal intelligence and drive. Who do you think will get further in life. Twin A? That's correct. He was born with an advantage. America is not an equal playing field and we can not treat it as such. I can not speak for everyone, but it is not my intention to "shackle" the wealthy for being wealthy. It is my intention to make every wealthy person realize that along the way, they had an advantage, whether it was money from the get-go, or just a very nourishing environment. For me, it was a good family, full of intelligent people, that helped me and motivated me to succeed. I work with people every day who want to think that they pull $200,000 a year because they are just working so freakin hard. Well, they are, but they aren't working any harder than the janitor. It took a lot for me to get to the point I am at, but it took a hell of a lot more for me to understand that not everyone could have done the same, no matter how hard they worked.

 

[undertheice]

It seems to me you have an extreme prejudice against all things liberal.

my bias is born of betrayal and an innate distrust of those who promise something for nothing. the liberal leadership has become a corrupt joke, ingratiating themselves to every supposedly downtrodden special interest group with empty rhetoric, and their followers nothing more than puling children. they deny the fact that change hurts because pain is not popular and unpopular equals unelected. instead of admitting the fact that success is a painful process they propose handouts and bailouts and programs that do little more than increase the bureaucratic payroll.

on the other hand -

there is something appealing about the honesty of the conservatives when they readily admit that greed is a natural part of the human psyche and it might be used for the greater good. though i mistrust their real aims, i appreciate the fact that they are willing to say "this is gonna hurt".


what it all comes down to is that one should expect more of those who advocate change, because change without purpose is just meaningless movement.

 

[undertheice]

I really don't think you could have it more backwards.....

of course there are wealthy liberals, just as there are poor conservatives and any other combination you care to think up. it is not a matter of rich or poor, but of how to go about allowing everyone access to opportunities. the liberal line has become one of enforced wealth redistribution. this does not differentiate between the honest and the corrupt or the foolish and the worthy, it merely takes from those who succeed and give to those who don't. the very idea that government is capable of making the world a fair place (or that they even want to) is naive at best, only the people have that capacity and even if the people really cared it would still be a bit of a crap shoot. now you may be laboring under the assumption that this is a government run by the people,but.....

 

[jomal206]

All of you are wrong


And all of you are right



'A' will never agree with 'B', nor will 'B' agree with 'A'


The sad thing is, our country cares about judging and stereotyping other people/groups more than they care about fixing our fucked up country


If the Dems and Repubs could ever get along, and work side by side, instead of always bitching about how one is right and the other is wrong...things might actually get done in the White House and our country probably wouldn't be in the lame ass pickle it is today


That's not liberal, conservative, republican, democrat, left, right, up, down, sideways talk





That's real talk





Everyone can agree this country is failing, but nobody can agree on how to fix it....why are we focusing on the ladder? Stop the political bullshit and get things done for once

 

[Inneedofbuds]

Warren Buffet himself has said that he should pay a higher percentage of taxes than his secretary. Why is that? Because he is very aware of the fact that social advantages put him in that position. If he acknowledges that fact, why can't most rich conservatives?

 

[bongspit]

DEMOCRATS
(also known as the progressives)REPUBLICANS
(also known as the conservatives).....dems believe in a society that is fair for everyone, ‘by the people, of the people, for the people’, All Of The People… repukes believe in special benefits for the wealthy at the expense of everyone else.dems believe that people are more important than money. repukes believe that money is more important than people.dems believe that government should help everyone with the problems they cannot solve themselves.repukes believe government exists to benefit the wealthy and money spent on ordinary citizens is wasted Government spending.dems believe most tax cuts should go to American families working hard to increase their purchasing power. Two thirds of the American economy is based on consumer spending, and increasing purchasing power strengthens every American’s economy. repukes believe most tax cuts should go to the wealthy, so they can invest more. Investment represents such a small part of the economy that shifting money from consumer spending to investments actually weakens the economy. dems believe in high wages and fair profits, which which Strengthen the economy. dems believe that low wages and super profits Weaken the economy,Want stronger unions so they can fight for better wages and employee benefits . repukes want weak unions to make it easier for employers to increase profits by lowering wages and benefits.dems believe that the people should run the government And election laws should make it easy to vote. repukes believe the wealthy should run the government; since the wealthy are a relatively small group, the lower the voter turnout the better. Republicans believe that election laws should make it as hard as possible to vote. For example, holding elections during the week when most people are at work. Republicans also look for ways to keep from counting all the ballots, do you remember Florida in the 2000 Presidential election?.

 

[ccodiane]

i guess i came out of the same closet where you hid away the concepts of person responsibility and self-determination. you decry the self-imposed enslavement of the poor, yet you advocate shackling those who have succeeded by their own sweat for the welfare of those incapable of success. you blame an elite for the ills of society, yet are more than willing to hand them even more power for their false promises. you glorify the liberal leadership, ignoring the fact that they betray us at every turn. you and the rest of the mindless false liberals march us ever onward toward that ultimate nanny-state where no one is allowed to succeed and we all wait patiently for big brother to wipe our ass for us.

All very true, except for this one "falsehood". There is nothing false about this group. Their stated intentions and desires are real, and the results, if ever enacted, will be painfully real. This will be when they get their "equality", when the self determined successful achievers are dragged down to the level of the self determined unmotivated dependent underachievers. Then all will be "equal".

 

[medicineman]

All very true, except for this one "falsehood". There is nothing false about this group. Their stated intentions and desires are real, and the results, if ever enacted, will be painfully real. This will be when they get their "equality", when the self determined successful achievers are dragged down to the level of the unmotivated dependent underachievers. Then all will be "equal".

I can't believe the liberals scare you so much. Maybe if the rich assholes treated the help a little better, you wouldn't have to fear them,~LOL~.

 

[ccodiane]

I can't believe the liberals scare you so much. Maybe if the rich assholes treated the help a little better, you wouldn't have to fear them,~LOL~.

Liberals and Commies and Socialists, oh my! Liberals and Commies and Socialists, oh my!