Was that the point of Dickens work?
A contrast of Liberal and conservative thought.
2006-12-23 12:31:08 · 19 answers · asked by dstr 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
John
again you fail to impress me...sigh
2006-12-23 12:33:14 · update #1
Georgiegi...
clearly you are not familar with the story
2006-12-23 12:34:30 · update #2
They Call Me Bubba..ok...fine ..what does the story mean to you politically?
2006-12-23 12:38:16 · update #3
Ok bubba, thanks...but I don't know in the story I do see traits displayed and indeed foster by ultra conservatives...tell your Navy Buddies dstr said Thanks a million.
2006-12-23 12:49:24 · update #4
DSTR.. You assume too much, firstly, are our fellow 'politicians' familiar with the works of Dickens, and if they are do they understand the nuances of his work in the period of London that was specifically 'conservative' (tory) in it's outlook and the compassion that was seriously lacking.? Dickens, himself like many of us try to do here would have been portrayed as unpatriotic, a liberal who wants to submit to the enemy, and limp wristed.
I am always thankful that history have shown people like us DO bring civility to a harsh world..
To answer your question, Scrooge undoubtedly saw the shining light and in modern day palance did switch to Democratic policies.
2006-12-23 12:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋
Neither Dem or Rep. Dickens wrote this piece at the height of the industrial revolution. This was not about political parties but, of an industrial complex more focused on money making than inter-personal and family relationships. These relationships took a beating. What the shop owner learned that the meaning of life is about who you loved in life rather than how much you made.
In today's world the Scrooge would be a CEO of a hospital corporation, I think. The hospital corporations are the new robber barons that would let Tiny Tim die. Republicans and Democrats are just their lackies.
2006-12-23 13:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by copestir 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Ebenezer Scrooge was against people taking Christmas off, as it was "just another day".
Democrats don't like Christmas being celebrated. (I'm reaching, obviously, but your question is a reach too!)
Added:
It doesn't mean anything politically to me, as it wasn't a political story. A man was obsessed with making a dollar (who isn't, really) and had vivid dreams that changed his mind on Christmas.
If you were insinuating that Republicans are greedy and Democrats are generous, then that's a generalized statement, and mostly untrue.
While I'm not a Republican or Democrat (Independent), I work with many Republicans in the Navy (a majority of military folks are), and my command raised over 1800 items of food for a local food bank, and our staff is 24 people.
That's pretty generous.
2006-12-23 12:36:32 · answer #3 · answered by El Bubba 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
nicely 1st i could could say that ive in no way popular a dem banker, oftentimes the form of affection for money and greed are synonymouss with what it takes to be a reliable Rep. on the different hand yule is a religous holiday and all of us understand how those make a liberal shake of their boots as though celebrating a holiday like yule particularly destroys all different holidays of another faith and that i ought to definetley see scrooge encouraging people to stop say ing happy yule ahhhhh screw it hes libertarian
2016-10-18 22:31:21 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course that was the point! Scrooge would have been a meanspirted Republican.
After that night with the ghosts, he became a Democrat..Republican say things just like scrooge, not wanting to help the poor, saying things like "well, if you would have gotten an education you wouldn't be working for min. wage. No raise for Min. wage. The Democrate's are the so called bleeding hearts. Not my words that's what the republicans call them! The Democrats were the ones to fight for things like min. wage, They are the ones who care about those less fortunate than them. That's why the Kennedy's were killed.
2006-12-23 12:49:13 · answer #5 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Obviously Scrooge would be a Kerry Democrat. His flip flopping on economic issues is plainly a deomocrat traite. Nothing Republican about Scrooge.
2006-12-23 12:42:10 · answer #6 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Strickly moral lesson, separate from any politics, can be connected to religion. The love of money being evil, breeds only misery. The good life is rooted in the human heart producing love. charity, and goodwill etc.
2006-12-23 12:39:22 · answer #7 · answered by longroad 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A Democrat would think so, of course. And Dickens obviously was a liberal. We all know that.
2006-12-23 12:35:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Very doubtful, it is actually the other way around because it is the democrats that tax people into poverty. The story itself is a "feel good" story that shows people can change and has nothing to do with politics.
2006-12-23 12:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
Since when is recognizing Christmas a liberal thing? It would seem to be the other way around.
2006-12-23 12:39:42 · answer #10 · answered by Michael 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋