Why do some Republican values seem to be contradictory?

Question

I'm not one to bash people with opposing political beliefs, but I was thinking about something and realize the Republicans seem to contradict themselves on one of their core values. In general, less government is supposed to be a core value of Republicans. But at the same time they want the government to restrict/prohibit abortion and gay rights. They want the government to allow the teaching of ID in science classes. They want the government to take harsher action on illegal immigration.

Do the Republicans only believe in less government when it comes to taxes and gun laws. Or is there is serious division between different factions of the Republican party. If the latter is the case, how long can the Republican party exist as it is today? Wouldn't these differences lead to the party fracturing into two distinct parties?

By no means am I trying to suggest the Democrats don't have contradictions. However, the Democrats have never pretended to be about less government. In fact, I think many Democrats would even support higher taxes if it meant improved social programs, schools, etc.

Answer 1

Now, replace the word Republican with Democrat. It's quite the same on BOTH side of the table, minus certain issues obviously.

Answer 2

I know this isnt what you want to hear, but if you came here for that, you're just quacking like a duck anyway. Government does have some respnsibilities that are necessary. Defending our borders and preventing murder/crimes are two of them. To say that you don't want the government to make it illegal to smoke cigarettes in one's own home does not mean we should disband the police force! To say that we do not need to overstaff a bankrupt social security administration doesn't mean that we should allow the Russians to attack New York. Bye the way, if all democrats agree on everything, why do we have so many democratic presidential hopefuls? You have unsheathed a many edged sword. I hope I helped, and hope you are really asking a question rather than ranting.

Answer 3

Get rich quick schemes in the capitalist business world, such as buyouts, IPOs, conglomerates, acquisitions, mergers, and the stock market do not actually work.

Remaining solvent does not actually exist within false economics capitalism.

Pathological lying about profit existing in the capitalist business world, or millionaires existing within capitalism, is deception committed by the 21 organizations spying on the public with plain clothes agents, (with covert fake names, fake backgrounds, and fake property).

Actual economics involves the persons paying the monthly business loan payments of companies owning the companies, and voting at work in order to operate the companies they are paying for.

Capitalism is the psychology of imaginary parents, false economics, and criminal deception of employees that are paying the bills (including the stocks and bonds, or shares) of companies.

Anti-democracy republicanism is the psychology of imaginary parents, and false government.

Answer 4

The only people who truly believe in less government are libertarians...and even they stray from the ideology a bit from time to time.

Despite the fact that the Republicans claim to be the party of smaller government, the fact is that both Republicans and Democrats want to be an integral part of people's lives...just about different things. The current crop of Republicans want to control your sex life, invade your privacy, impose their religious beliefs, and spend your money on huge weapons systems that are meant to protect you (but only make corporations wealthier).

Don't believe the lie: Republicans of 2007 DO NOT believe in small government. And if they say they do, ask them how they could POSSIBLY support the Bush administration.

Answer 5

i'm on the comparable internet site as you, fairly plenty. i are not getting the huge hullabaloo approximately gay marriage. Freedom is freedom, the two all and sundry gets some or no one does. the single subject count the place i hit upon myself on the fence is abortion. I see it this manner: 5 seconds after thought, i could have not any subject terminating that being pregnant. that is purely a fertilized cellular, and that i think of maximum persons think of that way. 5 minutes in the past the mummy is going into hard work, i think of we are able to agree it relatively is a completely-formed man or woman, and to terminate it at that factor could be incorrect. So the question is, the place is the line? i do no longer think of any human beings knows for effective. interior the absence of that absolute surety, i'm vulnerable to err on the facet of life. i'm no longer completely unfavorable to abortion in all circumstances, no longer by employing an prolonged shot, yet i do no longer see it as strictly an argument of "that's the female's physique to do with as she chooses." faster or later, there is somebody else's physique in touch too. If I had any sparkling indication as to the place that factor is, my stance on abortion could be extra perfect defined, yet because it relatively is I could desire to come down on the facet of no longer by coincidence killing somebody.

Answer 6

Anyone who believes in a ban on anything, doesn't believe in less government. More laws, more enforcement, and more taxes follow any kind of ban.
if they say they do, they aren't talking from the hole on their head!

By the way, any of you people spouting the pro-choice and anti-capital punishment argument, should really consider the difference in cost to the tax payer between the two.
Abortion.... what $1500??
capital punishment... millions$$ considerably more than life imprisonment.

States must also come to terms with the fact that each execution can cost between $2.5 million to $5 million.


Florida, for example, spent between $25 million to $50 million more per year on capital cases than it would have to if all murderers received life without parole. The Indiana Legislative Services Agency estimated that had the state sentenced its death row populations to life without parole, Indiana taxpayers would have been spared approximately $37.1 million.


http://www.law.columbia.edu/law_school/communications/reports/summer06/capitalpunish

Appears that being anti-death penalty is a more fiscal conservative choice huh?

Answer 7

More government isn't a party disease, it's a politician disease. Both parties have to invent more legislation to justify their jobs. If you ask me governments sole responsibilty is to defend our soverignty, nothing more. As far as I'm concerned, if I'm not breaking the law they can stay out of my business.

Answer 8

I guess George Carlin put it really well - yes, they're for getting government off your backs, except when it comes to a woman's uterus! They love to call themselves "pro-life" but support the death penalty, support the war in Iraq, cut budgets to improve children's health and education, water down environmental regulations that protect public health, and the like.

Answer 9

Yes, really. And here I believed repubs stood for smaller government and fiscal responsibility.

These values died 7 years ago.

I agree, however, both sides are increasingly corrupt.

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Peace

Answer 10

republicans only believe in less government when they are trying to get elected. After they get elected all they care about is tax cuts for the rich and welfare for big business.

Answer 11

I agree. The real Republicans who believe in small government are Libertarians. The current Republican party claims they believe in less government control yet when it imposes on their personal/religious values it is an entirely different story.