What I mean is, when growing up I always heard (as I'm sure most of you did) "The Democrats are for the working man & The Republicans are for Big Business"...
When did this thought process change?
2007-12-05 05:22:55 · 12 answers · asked by orangecat 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
It never has changed. What has changed is that Republicans realized running on this basis was a loser for them, and made up new spin lines to describe the differences between the parties. You can see the Republicans who answered this question reciting those lines like well-trained seals.
Democrats are for 'taxes' - let's never mention that the largest tax increase in US history was passed not by Bill Clinton, as you probably believe, because Republicans have repeated this lie thousands of times, but by Ronald Reagan. Republicans are for 'economic growth' - but the truth is that economic growth is consistently higher under Democrats than under Republicans, and this has been true for 80 years. Democrats are for 'handouts', and that's a bad thing because it kills individual initiative - but somehow handouts to Halliburton and to corporate farmers aren't such a bad thing, in fact Republicans insist we can't remain competitive without them.
There are many other versions: Republicans are for 'life', although this concern for life is consistent with capital punishment and launching unnecessary wars. Republicans believe in 'small government', although this small government has the right to monitor your phone and email without a warrant, or detain you without charges.
The truth is what you heard growing up. Democrats believe that helping average people generates more wealth for everyone. Republicans believe in transferring wealth from the middle class to the very rich. All the rest is smoke, mirrors, and propaganda.
2007-12-05 06:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by A M Frantz 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Haha, the way I see it is that some republicans are for big business, other republicans are for the working man and democrats are for more taxes.
2007-12-05 05:49:44 · answer #2 · answered by TBEau 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
For the most part it is still true. But beginning with Ronald Reagan, the Republicans began reaching out to working class white evangelical voters in the South. They correctly surmised that fear of the progress being made by racial minorities would prompt many working class Democrats to switch parties. Unfortunately, trying so hard to cater to such a small proportion of Americans has backfired, leading to the major Republican losses in the last election.
2007-12-05 05:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Obama isn't unsleeping yet and he nevertheless believes in the enamel fairy too. he's in spite of the undeniable fact that alive and correctly to the theory of shutting this u . s . down and allowing the Muslim u . s . to take thoroughly over . He thinks and that i think believes that he can sit down and negotiate with the terriosts of this worldwide and that they are going to easily bow and scrape and then do despite they please and Obama won't have the slightest theory what to do yet communicate .
2016-10-10 07:59:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don’t think that overall perception has changed, but my opinion is a little different: Democrats are for social programs & taxes, and Republicans are for economic growth.
2007-12-05 05:30:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
When hte democrats decided to be the party of hte man who doesn't work.
2007-12-05 06:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by Ricky T 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it changed like 20 years ago. democrats used to be pro action for war and republicands were opposiute. everything used to be reversed. but it changed after power was tranfered.
2007-12-05 05:30:49 · answer #7 · answered by 2LT Lucas 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When labor unions became bigger than "big business."
A better description is that Republicans are for free enterprise and Democrats are for socialism.
2007-12-05 05:29:49 · answer #8 · answered by twincrier 4 · 3⤊ 5⤋
too funny
it is still that way partially
but the corporate owned media and religion have confused the people
2007-12-05 05:28:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Democrats are for handouts and Republicans are for doing it yourself.
2007-12-05 05:30:31 · answer #10 · answered by Emmy F 3 · 5⤊ 4⤋