Okay, I know this is probably something I should have learned in grade school, but politics bore me to death. However, I hear everyone bashing either one or the other party all the time, and since apparently it's such a big deal, I thought it might be good to finally know. Both parties have always seemed exactly the same amount of boring to me.....can anyone explain to me the fundamental difference between Republican and Democrat, and what they fight about most often?
2006-09-09 21:03:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
WOW, great question. In theory they are very different; they each hold specific (and varied) beliefs, which each party publishes periodically in a document called a Platform. (I believe they both do it every two years.)
That's what the parties officially value. As for the values of each individual candidate... You have to listen for a while to find out what they say, then watch and see if his/her story stays the same and if his/her actions match up with his/her words.
When it comes to many issues, you're right that a lot of individual politicians will "split the difference," thinking that if they try to stay in the middle more people will vote for them. I think it's a stupid thing to do a lot of the time; they end up looking and sounding like they don't believe in anything!
2006-09-09 21:32:52 · answer #1 · answered by Trips 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Democratic and Republican are two different concept but can be co-related. In democracy the leaders are elected by the people of the country.
In Republican the top leader is again an elected person and not a King or queen.
A country can be democratic but not necessarily Republican!
2006-09-09 21:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by Bob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Republicans are for the rich people and big oil companies. They give tax breaks for the top 5%
Democrats are for the middle class and poor people.
Democrats are better to govern than the republicans. The republicans only care for the rich Americans and big oil companies like Halliburton, Exxon etc. They don't really care about the little people which is the reason why repulicans are going to lose this November's election and 2008.
2006-09-09 21:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
this is so thumbnail it's ridiculous (and i'm not going into the religious slant at all) but:
republicans tend to be more conservative and believe more in individualism (the poli-sci version, not individualism in general), sponsorship of corporate business, and smaller government. they prefer that americans be left alone with fewer regulations and less taxation in the hopes that markets will maximize outcomes so that the government doesn't have to.
democrats are generally more liberal when it comes to civil rights and civil liberties issues. where republicans support more corporate endeavors, democrats seem to focus more on social issues and wanting to use government programs to tackle these issues. as a result, they lean more toward bigger more involved government.
what do they fight about most often. everything.
2006-09-09 21:14:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
There is very, very little difference, there is mostly 'percieved' difference. Most of it propaganda laden, repeated by someone who simply 'has to be correct'.
Because we have elections, and someone has to win.
Other-wise, be more wary of 'agendas' than whether Rep. or Dem., most American people have little differences philosophically, they are simply 'led to believe', mostly based on propagandist platforms.
Every chance you get to listen to a politician, then research his actions versus what he says, let that guide your decisions as to who to support at election time.
Dont be swayed by mis-information, dont be swayed by the sheep.
Be an individual, too many have died to make sure you can.
2006-09-09 21:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by DelusionRoad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Democrats are liberals while Republicans are conservatives.
Republicans won in the last election and the Democrats lose.
Basically, they are the same agenda - greed for power.
2006-09-09 22:12:54 · answer #6 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
basically republicans are for the rich and democrats are for the average working class
2006-09-12 02:36:07 · answer #7 · answered by suzanne_sauls 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only difference is in how they sucker the public and steal and spend our money. They fight about everything...what one likes the other won't. That is that.
2006-09-09 21:09:41 · answer #8 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Demican=Republicrat. There is no real difference.
2006-09-09 21:09:21 · answer #9 · answered by MaqAtak 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋