What makes A Democrat better than a Republican or a Republican better than a Democrat?

Question

is it all about personal opinion and beliefs or is it one is wrong and the other is right?

Answer 1

They are both the same.

We elect representative to go to Washington to represent us but they instead vote along their party lines, regardles of the values or wishes of their constituents. The parties in turn pander to special interests, corporations and lobbyists that donate to their treasuries.

The two major parties use false flags to make us think they stand for something different but it is politics. At the end of the day the national committee sponsors get what they want and we get to pay for it.

Vote Libertarian. http://www.lp.org

Answer 2

Nothing what so ever. Americans have always had ideological differences, but for the most part we have always considered ourselves Americans first and then we were either right or left of center. Today’s right has been having an ID and self awareness problem in as much as they have been thinking of themselves as republican first and Americans second. I also see the republican party in the early stages of coming to understand this dilemma, and hopefully they will get it back together before they completely implode. The democrats on the other hand, are showing signs of getting their collective spines back, and hopefully we can return to a more typical method of confronting America’s future. There has always been and there will always be significant differences, our continued success depends on the level of tolerance we demonstrate.

Answer 3

Both sides accuse each other of lying. In all actuality, politics rarely involve concrete fact and almost everything is subject to interpretation. Therefore, each side has it's opinion, and would like to consider their opinion as fact.

Case in point: WMDs in Iraq. It now is apparent there are none, or none of significance that is in serviceable condition. Most Dems point to this and say "Bush lied!" However, Bush merely did as all presidents do and relied on the intelligence gathered. This was a very tricky process because Saddam, on one hand, granted just enough access to provide indication to the UN that he complied and destroyed his WMDs that at one time, was a fact that he had! On the other hand, Iraq and Iran were embittered enemies sharing a border, and Saddam wanted Iran to believe he still had WMDs at his fingertips! Saddam was a master of intelligence and provided evidence to support that he had and that he did not have WMDs. The lie was his, not Bush's, yet both the Dems and the Repubs lock horns and fight over this so-called fact that is merely looking at the same facts from different points of view.

Neither side is right or wrong, although some engage in creating outright lies (such as Bush doing this to personally profit from oil, or Clinton aiding in the escape of Bin Laden to cover his own inadequacies) that are just perposturous!

Answer 4

It's all about personal opinions and beliefs concerning a whole bunch of ideas including economics, social programs, education, personal freedoms, etc.

Neither one is wrong, and neither one is right. They are simply different, regardless of what people might say.

From a purely realistic standpoint, both are necessary to make the US system of government work. The friction and debate that comes from those two opposing viewpoints working to find common ground and work out a compromise is what keeps our government moving, and helps keep it from swinging too far to one side or the other of the conservative or liberal spectrum.

Answer 5

Democrats REALLY don't lie as much. Democrats keep an open mind and evaluate situations. That's why they haven't been able to come up with buzz words and the talking points like the Republicans. However, now that Republicans have been in charge for a while, and have f'ed things up, it's easy to see the clear lines between what Democrats WOULD do if they were in charge and what lying Republicans do do.

Answer 6

No one is better than anyone else. Each is entitled to their opinion.

I was in Iowa last week though, and I couldn't believe the crap election ads I saw on TV. That type of mudslinging should be banned. I think I saw one ad from a candidate talking about what his views were and what he wanted to do as a representitive. ALL of the other ads I saw were just about putting down another candidate. It's pathetic.

Answer 7

It's all about personal opinion.
Sometimes one PARTY does things well, sometimes the other does. Both parties have good people and bad people, just like any other groups of people in the world.

One should judge individuals as individuals -- what is the PERSON like, instead of what party they belong to. You can't make a blanket statement about any group of people and have it be true.

That said, I lean towards democrats, as the republican party ain't what it used to be since it was hijacked by the religious right. :(

Answer 8

NOTHING, we need to STOP this republican, democrat CRAP, and take a strong look at what is happening to our country due to this national divide of parties and start looking at things for what they really are. Both of these parties are tearing up the very fiber of our country and what it use to stand for.

Answer 9

There is no right from wrong except what is right or wrong for you. This is why I am a democrat, I have a strong belief that the democratic party holds the same values for the most part as I do. I refuse that the word liberal is a dirty word. From Wikipedia: 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 modern 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 benefits for the unemployed, 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 10

It's about what makes you feel good. You just favor the group whose views make you feel the best. It's not about reason. It's about your emotions and your sensitivities and your needs. If one party's views make you feel worse, you favor the other party.