why is there so much fighting between "Democrats" and "Republicans" and who's right? it makes no sense.
2006-08-17 09:38:16 · 11 answers · asked by mdt 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I'm borrowing from another post I read elsewhere, but there is a sort of sports mentality to politics. In sports, one supports his/her team no matter what, and sadly that's now happening in politics.
Of course, in the rest of life we're supposed to support good decisions and oppose bad ones. Of course both sides make some good and some bad decisions, but the sports mentality doesn't allow people to acknowledge the bad decisions their side has made, nor the good ones made by the other side.
The sad upshot of this is a president who is unable think of (or at least admit) a single mistake he's made, and an opposition party who is unable to acknowledge any good idea he has had.
2006-08-17 09:54:58 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the stakes in the political game have become too high. The government has started meddling in things it has no business in, and this has just made political fighting worse.
If a Democrat wants to raise import taxes by 5%, and the Republican wants to cut 5% of the Post Office's funding, they can disagree but still be friendly. After all, 5% is not too much for the Republican to pay, and the Democrat is not too concerned about the Post Office anyway.
If the Democrat wants to dramatically increase funding for abortion, and the Republican wants to wiretap everyone without a warrant, peaceful coexistence is a lot more difficult. That's because the "loser" in this fight has a lot more to lose and is much more emotionally attached to the issues.
If we could restrict the government to its legitimate functions- defense, rule of law, roads, etc- then there wouldn't be all that much to get upset about. When we expect the government to rule over our minds, bodies, and wallets, were going to be a lot more aggressive in political situations.
2006-08-17 16:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by timm1776 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question was posted before and the answer again, is NO. You see, most of the problems encountered by this is the "right" vs. "wrong" idea. There is no right or wrong, only the BEST decision for the situation at the time.....and people are generally programmed to not get along and be haters....oh well!
2006-08-17 16:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by Cat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most people look out for number 1, and you are not number 1 on every body's list. Selfishness is destructive to self and others. That is why I like being a Christian, because Christians look out for each other. As long as man is the head of government and motivated by selfish gain, there will always be in fighting and confusion, because of our sinful nature.
2006-08-17 16:48:34 · answer #4 · answered by tigranvp2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree, it sometimes seems pointless to say your lying and then they say no your lying.
i am over it. the way i see it, they will come here and repeat something they heard on Rush or Fox or whatever B.S propaganda they love......and create an echo chamber of other parrots.
Its not even about being right, although in my heart i believe in we are right, its about not staying quite when they put out misinformation or distrotion, its calling them on thier lies and misinformation.
remaining silent is not an option.
reasoning with them is the first option, but there are so few that are patient enough to have a serious discourse. when that fails.....then what can you do? right?
i believe what in what i'm defending, and at the end of the day i love my country and will not remain silent.
2006-08-17 16:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by nefariousx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be blunt, we're not as far out of the caves as we like to think.
"Tribalism" is alive and well today whether we like to admit it or not. Anyone who says we're above that has not taken their head out of some unspeakable place.
The fact that we all have our own beliefs and like to associate with like-minded individuals creates our modern "tribes", which we want to defend.
Perhaps some day we'll really care for our neighbors, but that isn't today.
2006-08-17 16:45:40 · answer #6 · answered by Bryn T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the republicans are evils.
2006-08-18 01:51:19 · answer #7 · answered by tbone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can both be right or wrong. It all depends on who you ask. That's why politics are so divisive.
2006-08-17 16:53:16 · answer #8 · answered by Incorrectly Political 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we all have different points of view
2006-08-17 16:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by bmn44 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we all have different things we think is right
2006-08-17 16:44:01 · answer #10 · answered by DENISE 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋