does this sound like the democratic party ?

Question

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.

2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.

4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.

5. Centralization of credit in the banks of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.

6. Centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the state.

7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state; the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.

8. Equal obligation of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.

9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country.

http://www.socialistworker.org/2006-2/593/593_11_HillaryClinton.shtml

Answer 1

flatulence sounds alot like a democrate too

Answer 2

Nope, nothing like it. What you have there is a rewording of the Fredrick Engels' Principles of Communism (see the link).

There aren't many Democrats who would agree with that list nor Republicans for that matter.

I personally am in favor of maintaing the graduated income tax that is currently in place in the US. And I do think that everybody should work to earn a living (but I know that some people just aren't capable of it, and some others have obligations to family that keep them home.)

Answer 3

Pretty much, a couple of exceptions though:

2. With generous breaks for a select few.
3. Not abolition of ALL rights of inheritance, just the rights of ordinary citizens. The rights of party officials to pass on their wealth should be preserved.

Answer 4

No, this sounds like a democrat. What you got is stupid ******* repuglican rhetoric.

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value.[1] Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought.

Broadly speaking, contemporary liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected. [2] In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed[3].

Many liberals advocate a greater degree of government interference in the free market, often in the form of anti-discrimination laws, civil service examinations, universal education, and progressive taxation. This philosophy frequently extends to a belief that the government should provide for a degree of general welfare, including the dole for the poor, housing for the homeless, and medical care for the sick. Such publicly-funded initiatives and interferences in the market are rejected by modern advocates of classical liberalism, which emphasizes free private enterprise, individual property rights and freedom of contract; classical liberals hold that economic inequality, as arising naturally from competition in the free market, does not justify the violation of private property rights. However, modern advocates of classical liberalism do advocate a heavier taxation on the corporation, as opposed to the current trend of the burden of income tax resting on the shoulders of the individual worker, as did the early classical liberals.

Liberalism rejected many foundational assumptions which dominated most earlier theories of government, such as the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status, and established religion. Fundamental human rights that all liberals support include the right to life, liberty, and property. Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought, with adherents spanning a large part of the political spectrum.

A broader use of the term liberalism is in the context of liberal democracy (see also constitutionalism). In this sense of the word, it refers to a democracy in which the powers of government are limited and the rights of citizens are legally defined; this applies to nearly all Western democracies, and therefore is not solely associated with liberal parties.

Answer 5

wow.
justnotright deserves some points for giving the longest answer I have ever seen even if it is (& I don't know for sure if it is) a cut & paste answer.
interesting but all of this serious talk make smy head hurt! Where is my beer?

Answer 6

No, sadly. Communism and liberalism are not the same thing. I think that a communist party would be benificial for the US, but I know that you Liberterians hate our wicked communist ideas of "Sharing!"

Answer 7

Last generations socialist and the modern liberal are very closely related. There is much evidence that liberals have hijacked the democratic party. So saying that a democrat is now near socialist would not be a stretch.

Answer 8

Sounds very much like the final goal of the Dems, and there socialist ideals.

Answer 9

Sounds like George W and his rich white friends to me.

Answer 10

Not communism, socialism.

And yes, the current platform of the Democratic party is becoming more and more socialist over time, abandoning its liberal roots. Just like the Republican party abandoned its fiscal conservative roots.

That's why non-socialist liberals and fiscal conservatives alike are fleeing from two major parties, both of which have become more interested in serving their own agendas than helping the American people.

This is the one area we agree on.... vote Libertarian.

Answer 11

why do you not run for office since you know so much on politics