Is this fair?

Question

Republicans usually have knee-jerk reactions to the problems. Democrats usually have considered responses to the problems.

Republicans are easily manipulated by propoganda. Democrats are not.

Republicans routinely choose conflict over peace. Democrats seek peaceful solutions wherever possible.

Republicans run mainly on self-interest. Democrats are more concerned with the larger good.

Republicans want to maintain the status quo socially. Democrats are more open to social change.

I think these are valid observations about some of the general differences between Republicans and Democrats.

How do you see it?

Nick, if what you said was true, American society would be one of the most functional of modern societies. But it's one of the least. The U.S. is becoming one of the richest third world countries on the planet.

Answer 1

The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club. This is from Dave Barry.....he's so funny. I am not a repub or a dem. I vote for whichever candidate I like best regardless of political party. You make some interesting points. Peace.

Answer 2

You have been manipulated by the steady propoganda the Dems have been feeding people.

Remember, they are politicians spending taxpayer money and using it to gain political influence. The Dems are short-sighted, generally spineless, and enjoy fanning the flames of class warfare to their advantage. Without the wealthy paying all those taxes, all will suffer. They just don't seem to get that, but that is par for the course. I could go on at some length, but it should be quite clear that the Dems are not the virtuous and wise ones that they aspire to be. They have a long way to go (as do the Repubs).

Answer 3

Generally, each of those is true, however, they can be easily re written to make the republicans look good and the dems look bad. It's all a matter of the perspective from which you look at the issues.

-Republicans quickly deal with problems, Democrats drag their heels and are indecisive.

-Republicans trust their government and media, and democrats are untrusting and paranoid.

-Republicans take care of themselves and are self sufficient, Democrats want handouts and are unable to care for themselves.

-Republicans stand by their beliefs and fight for them, Democrats are easily influenced and have no real beliefs.


See, i agree with you, but you wrote your question in a very biased way. It is just as easy to turn the same observations around and make the argument in the entirely different direction. What we need to do is find common ground between all of the political beliefs and work together instead of apart.

Answer 4

keep setting them up ill keep knocking them down.

Republicans usually have knee-jerk reactions to the problems.
Republicans look at situation weigh out the options and take action based on the information at hand.

Democrats usually have considered responses to the problems.
Democrats look at the situation weight for feed back on how any decision will affect their political standing and their constituent’s positions on pushing their private political agenda. The decision is made on how to approach an issue with minimal impact on the public’s opinion of the party. One democrat makes a general weak statement to test public acceptance. If the public agrees the rest of the party joins the band wagon.

Republicans are easily manipulated by propaganda.
Republicans have one media outlet Fox. Although they are continuously barraged by liberal propaganda such as CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, local news, virtually all news papers, and the liberal agenda pushed in schools including the colleges and universities that they attended. The review the information presented and use critical thinking to discern the closest thing to the truth.

Democrats are not.
Democrats do not take time from their self-righteous self absorption, to put much thought to what is really happening around them. They pick up little things they hear around them and jump on the band wagon to make an opinion. Its like playing the telephone game in kindergarten.


Republicans routinely choose conflict over peace.
Republicans are not afraid to defend themselves or their country. They are willing to stand up for their beliefs.

Democrats seek peaceful solutions wherever possible.
Democrats go with the flow when faced with an eminent threat while republicans stand up to defend everyone including the democrats. Then when things become difficult they use the stresses put on the nation during war time to their political advantage.

Republicans run mainly on self-interest.
Republicans emphasize the role of corporate and personal decision making in fostering economic prosperity. They favor free-market policies supporting business, economic liberalism, and limited regulation. Republicans agree there should be a "safety net" to assist the less fortunate; however, they tend to believe the private sector is more effective in helping the poor than government is; as a result, many Republicans support giving government grants to faith-based and other private charitable organizations to supplant welfare spending. Members of the GOP also believe that limits on eligibility and benefits must be in place to ensure the safety net is not abused. Republicans strongly supported the welfare reform of 1996, which limited eligibility for welfare and successfully led to many former welfare recipients finding jobs.

Democrats are more concerned with the larger good.
Democrats pander to the weaknesses of the less fortunate with promises to fulfill their needs with government charity praying on the weak to buy their votes.

Republicans want to maintain the status quo socially.
Republicans try to protect the family and children. support for traditional morality. the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of good and evil —also referred to as "right or wrong".

Democrats are more open to social change.
Democrats push the hidden agenda of their constituents. Civil liberties are the name given to freedoms that protect the individual from government. Civil liberties set limits for government so that it would not abuse its power and interfere with the lives of its citizens. The existence of some claimed civil liberties is a matter of dispute, as are the extent of most civil liberties. Controversial examples include reproductive rights, same-sex marriage, and possession of guns.

I think these are valid observations about some of the general differences between Republicans and Democrats.

How do you see it?

Answer 5

If you look deeply you will see that both parties are really 2 sides of the same coin.It takes at least a Billion Dollar to become the president.And the people who spend on them naturally expect political favors this is the main root cause of corruption and corruption is the common denominator of these political parties.

Answer 6

Sorry, you lost me at the party line BS. This stuff happens on both sides of the aisle, and you're nuts to believe otherwise.

I'd say Nancy Pelosi pushed through the minimum wage increase with an exemption for a fish company in her district. If that's not acting in self interest, I don't know what is.

Answer 7

I stopped reading halfway through your sweeping generalizations because I find this type of rampant partisanism to be offensive and in no way productive for the business of governing the country.

Answer 8

No because there are people on both sides of the political spectrum that fit the opposite of their party. Politics is more than a generalization.

Answer 9

Democrats always generalize about republicans without providing specific answers to back up their observations.

And that's a generalization, ain't it?

Answer 10

good observations for sure, more to come however in 09 maybe the gop will become a member of the endangered species group!