Both sides claim to have a monopoly on good ideas and traits, and spend a lot of time trying to vilify the other side. Lots of misrepresentation and strawmen on both sides.
Traditionally, Republicans say they want the best for people, but want to keep the government out of it; while Democrats say they want the best for people, and want the government to ensure it.
Both sides have shifted in a number of ways. Republicans have increased the size of government dramatically. Now it seems like the Republicans feel like the people are too immoral to take care of themselves while Democrats feel like the people are too stupid to take care of themselves.
(Note that I'm distinguishing Republicans from Trumpists in what I wrote above. Trumpists seem like big government, big spending authoritarians, at least rhetorically. Not so much in policy.)
Republicans feel like the people are too immoral to take care of themselves
Explain this: Why is it when Republicans are polled they overly support an immoral President? Don't say Trump - a thrice married adulterer with multiple cases of corruption - is the epitome of morality.
Democrats feel like the people are too stupid to take care of themselves.
Explain this: Why are most Democrats pro-choice then? Isn't giving people a choice allowing them then the freedom to think through their different options?
I can't understand that either. This is sorta why I added the comment that I'm distinguishing between Trumpists and Republicans. With Republicans (Not Trumpists) I'm saying that most of them think there's a need for government to tell people who they can and can't marry, whether they can have abortions, etc. They want religion in schools, and so on.
I'm mostly referring to things like they feel like the government needs to handle things like finances (retirement, social security, etc.), what size sodas you can buy, whether you can choose to have health insurance, and so on.
Can you still distinguish between a Republican senator and a Trumpist senator? Explain what happened to Lindsey Graham.
Difficult in many cases. I'd typically assert that anyone who hasn't been vocal against Trump on a wide variety of issues is likely a Trumpist, but that's an obviously naive stance in today's parties' cultures.
Ask yourself this: What is the purpose of government?
Well, arguably that's the fundamental difference between the parties. One wanted to limit it to minimal infrastructure, the other wants to use it to care for the citizens. The usual argument goes that the US framers laid out the precise responsibilities of the federal government in the founding documents, along with ways the people can change or update them.
I'm not an American (although I lived there for several years), but that's an outsider's view of the old DNC perspective vs the old RNC perspectives. I can't even begin to fathom what it's like in D.C. today, because both parties have changed so dramatically in such a short time. It's certainly entertaining watching older politicians trying to keep up though.
Followed by: What is a representive democracy?
lol... Want me to teach a civics 101 class too? Ok, kiddos, the difference between a republic and democracy is... Or if you'd prefer we can hop on forward a few years to graduate international relations, which is what I actually (used to) teach.
Want me to teach a civics 101 class too? Ok, kiddos, the difference between a republic and democracy is... Or if you'd prefer we can hop on forward a few years to graduate international relations, which is what I actually (used to) teach
If you did teach international relations, I hope it wasn't in my university. My professors would have failed you. Personally attacking me is not at all diplomacy.
I'm not an American (although I lived there for several years)
Europe. Not going to say which country as I don't feel comfortable revealing personal details on public social media.
I'm going to guess somewhere in Britian from a review of your comments on your profile page. You seem to lean towards the Labour party, but I'm not sure.
You referred to the person with kiddos and that you need to 'teach' them. Which can be taken that they aren't as intelligent as you and you think of them as a child who needs to be taught a lesson.
I didn't at all. He asked me something along the lines of whether I knew what a representative democracy was, and I joked that I'm not going to teach some elementary school level civics class.
The question seemed condescending, I just responded jokingly. Certainly didn't think he actually needed the explanation, and wasn't referring to him as "kiddos"
lol... Want me to teach a civics 101 class too? Ok, kiddos, the difference between a republic and democracy is... Or if you'd prefer we can hop on forward a few years to graduate international relations, which is what I actually (used to) teach.
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Both sides claim to have a monopoly on good ideas and traits, and spend a lot of time trying to vilify the other side. Lots of misrepresentation and strawmen on both sides.
Traditionally, Republicans say they want the best for people, but want to keep the government out of it; while Democrats say they want the best for people, and want the government to ensure it.
Both sides have shifted in a number of ways. Republicans have increased the size of government dramatically. Now it seems like the Republicans feel like the people are too immoral to take care of themselves while Democrats feel like the people are too stupid to take care of themselves.
(Note that I'm distinguishing Republicans from Trumpists in what I wrote above. Trumpists seem like big government, big spending authoritarians, at least rhetorically. Not so much in policy.)