Before I vote...?

Question

I need to know who to vote for and I think we need unity in our country. To do this we need tolerance. So, are democrats more tolerant of Republicans, or are Republicans more tolerant of Democrats? Why?

Answer 1

About the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior:

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship."

"The average age of the worlds greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to complacency;
6. From complacency to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage."

Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000 Presidential election:

Population of counties won by: Gore-127 million; Bush-143 million;
Square miles of land won by: Gore-580,000; Bush-2,427,000
States won by: Gore-19; Bush-29
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Gore-13.2; Bush-2.1

Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the tax-paying citizens of this great country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off government welfare . . "

Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some 40 percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.

If the Senate grants Amnesty and citizenship to 20 million criminal invaders called illegals and they vote, then goodbye USA in less than 5 years.

Answer 2

Ouch. I don't think either side has any tolerance at all these days.

But I will suggest this. When Bush first ran for office, he repeated the slogan that he was a "uniter, not a divider". Since then, the country has been more divided and polarized than ever in history. It's not *all* his fault ... but a lot of it is due to the direct tactics of Bush's right hand man, Karl Rove. If Bush had meant anything other than lip service to that "uniter, not a divider" slogan, he would not have selected a man like Karl Rove to be political adviser.

So my comment is that as long as Karl Rove is the chief political strategist for the Republicans ... unity is the *last* thing you will see. He uses divisiveness as a weapon.

Answer 3

The answer favors the democrats, but the reason goes deeper. Today, the Republicans have been hijacked by the Christian Right, who now advocate that anyone who does not agree with them should leave the country. Bush calls such people traitors who give support to the terrorist enemy. this is so against the Constitution and Bill of Rights, that we need to vote democratic until the Republicans can get their party back. A small and very well organized minority have changed the rules for us all, and you need to think about that before you vote.

Answer 4

You don't need to worry. Democrats and Republicans will unit when there is a chance or some cause . Close your eyes and selct one. Luckeist fellow will get your valuable vote.

Answer 5

Vote Republican.

Answer 6

Go to www.dontvote.com They can give you information about the runners in your district.