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Ive noticed over the years, there are some fundamental differences in the way Republican and Democratic politicians think. Here are just 15 examples.
Republicans fear that the government has too much control over corporations. Democrats fear that corporations have too much control over our government.
Democrats believe it benefits all of us to help the weakest and the poorest among us. Republicans believe it benefits all of us to help the wealthiest and most powerful among us.
Republicans believe large corporations will always do what is best for the American people if the government stays out of the way. Democrats believe large corporations would disembowel you and sell your organs to the highest bidder if the government didnt stop them.
Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/08/fifteen-differences/
baldguy
(36,649 posts)Vincardog
(20,234 posts)woo me with science
(32,139 posts)but glaringly absent in many of our elected Third Way, New Democrats.
People had hope for change as recently as 2008. Now, they have awakened to the fact that we need OWS in the streets.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Democrats live in fear that someone, somewhere is being denied what they need.
Republicans live in fear that someone, somewhere is getting something they don't deserve.
wiggs
(7,788 posts)AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)Bona fide Democrats value democratic principles and welcome democratic discussions.
libodem
(19,288 posts)By an authority figure. Zero integrity, zero original thought, zero understanding of beliefs and values.
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)It's also amazing that they'll continue with this track even when it becomes known that their authority figures are hypocrites who don't really mean what they say.
Even more amazing, they'll do so when it becomes known their authority figures are clinical psychopaths.
These people are nuts. Sometimes dangerous nuts. Absolutely amazing.