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Sure, but that argument just doesn't track. Both parties are similarly aggressive about big government programs and spending. The real variables are what they w

Sure, but that argument just doesn't track. Both parties are similarly aggressive about big government programs and spending. The real variables are what they want to spend money on (health care or national security or schools or the Farm Bill or whatever) and where they think the money should come from (tax the beneficiaries of these programs or tax their children and grandchildren unto the tenth gener-- er, finance it with debt). Different stories get told during election season, of course. One of the most perplexing things about politics, though, is the way that everyone generally acknowledges that all politicians are shameless liars, but not during election season, when the person who's hawking the tastiest-looking pile of horseshit is speaking God's truth, and it's just all the other politicians who are shameless liars.

pm90 7y ago
People are irrational and complex. Its not surprising. Whats really disturbing is the amount of "my team is the best" thinking that is out of control, which I believe is learned from the various sports franchises? Regardless, when applied to politics, it can lead to a very unhealthy outcome. The worst that can happen if your team loses in sports is: they lose in sports. The worst that can happen in political battles is that you're economy is hamstrung, your community doesn't get the support it needs etc.
danschumann 7y ago
Maybe there have been corrupt wolves in sheeps clothing... but the word "republican" and the word "democrat"... the "republic" is the very few set of rules which usually limit what the government can do, and the "democracy" is all the oodles and oodles and oodles of legal code on the books. So, if the parties respected their names, republicans would be for smaller gov, and democrats for more gov. I would say modern day "libertarians" resemble the republican name most truly.

pm90 7y ago

People are irrational and complex. Its not surprising. Whats really disturbing is the amount of "my team is the best" thinking that is out of control, which I believe is learned from the various sports franchises? Regardless, when applied to politics, it can lead to a very unhealthy outcome. The worst that can happen if your team loses in sports is: they lose in sports. The worst that can happen in political battles is that you're economy is hamstrung, your community doesn't get the support it needs etc.

danschumann 7y ago

Maybe there have been corrupt wolves in sheeps clothing... but the word "republican" and the word "democrat"... the "republic" is the very few set of rules which usually limit what the government can do, and the "democracy" is all the oodles and oodles and oodles of legal code on the books. So, if the parties respected their names, republicans would be for smaller gov, and democrats for more gov. I would say modern day "libertarians" resemble the republican name most truly.