Politics democrats and republicans

[Jamison]

Getting back to the issue at hand with Democrats and Republicans, I'm reading a very interesting book God's Politics: Why the Right gets it wrong and the Left doesn't get it

It's very interesting, and just in the introduction showed that if people really wanted to vote for a candidate that had the main political issue of the Bible at heart (which is poverty), they would probably vote for a Democratic candidate.

Very interesting read. I'll post more once I get farther in it.

 

[Osiris]

22 WAYS TO BE A GOOD DEMOCRAT

1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand.
2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity.
3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese and North Korean communists.
4. You have to believe that there was no art before Federal funding.
5. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical documented changes in the earth's climate and more affected by soccer moms driving SUV's.
6. You have to believe that gender roles are artificial but being homosexual is natural.
7. You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.
8. You have to believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th-graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.
9. You have to believe that hunters don't care about nature, but urban activists who have never been outside of San Francisco do.
10. You have to believe that having self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.
11. You have to believe that Mel Gibson spent $25 million of his own money to make The Passion Of The Christ for financial gain only.
12. You have to believe the NRA is bad because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it supports certain parts of the Constitution.
13. You have to believe that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high.
14. You have to believe that Margaret Sanger and Gloria Steinem are more important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Thomas Edison.
15. You have to believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides are not.
16. You have to believe that Hillary Clinton is normal and is a very nice person.
17. You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.
18. You have to believe conservatives telling the truth belong in jail, but a liar and a sex offender belonged in the White House.
19. You have to believe that homosexual parades displaying drag, transvestites, and bestiality should be constitutionally protected, and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal.
20. You have to believe that illegal Democratic Party funding by the Chinese government is somehow in the best interest to the United States.
21. You have to believe that John Kerry’s Purple Hearts are legitimate, and that a Massachusetts Senator more liberal than Teddy Kennedy can be elected President of the United States.
22. You have to believe that this message is a part of a vast, right wing conspiracy.

 

[noggi16]

harsh. funny but harsh.

 

[the_alliance]

haha. you know it! that's why republicans have won the past two presidential elections.

isn't it sad that republicans can't win against the best but have to be humiliated in campaigning against democrats?

that's why i dont think that Democrats are true liberals. that is also why I didn't register as a Democrat, because in fact, they aren't really liberal *gasp*. i know, big shock, but wake up! Greens are liberal!

 

[AliasHombre]

There's a reason that a list like that exists. The reason is becasue it's true.

 

[Jamison]

There's a reason that a list like that exists.  The reason is becasue it's true.

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The same must go for this list then.

heh...just to be "Fair and Balanced" he's 25 Rules for being a Good Republican.

25 Rules For Being A Good Republican

1) Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you are millionaire conservative radio jock, which makes it an "illness" and needs our prayers for your "recovery".

2) You have to believe that those privileged from birth achieve success all on their own.

3) You have to believe that the US should get out of the UN, and that our highest national priority is enforcing UN resolutions against Iraq.

4) You have to believe that government should stay out of people's lives but it needs to punish anyone caught having private sex with the "wrong" gender.

5) You have to believe that pollution is ok, so long as it makes a profit.

6) You have to believe in prayer in schools, as long as you don't pray to Allah or Buddha.

7) "Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.

8) You have to believe that a woman cannot be trusted with decisions about her own body, but that large multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind with no regulation whatsoever.

9) You have to believe that you love Jesus and Jesus loves you, and that Jesus shares your hatred of AIDS victims, homosexuals, and Hillary Clinton.

10) You hate the ALCU for representing convicted felons, but they owed it to the country to bail out Oliver North.

11) You have to believe that the best way to encourage military morale is to praise the troops overseas while cutting their VA benefits.

12) You believe that group sex and drug use are degenerate sins that can only be purged by running for governor of California as a Republican.

13) You have to believe it is wise to keep condoms out of schools, because we all know if teenagers don't have condoms they won't have sex.

14) You have to believe that the best way to fight terrorism is to alienate our allies and then demand their cooperation and money.

15) You have to believe that government medicine is wrong and that HMO's and insurance companies only have your best interests at heart.

16) You have to believe that providing health care to all Iraqis is sound government policy but providing health care to all Americans is socialism personified.

17) You believe that tobacco's link to cancer and global warming are "junk science", but Creationism should be taught in schools.

18) You have to believe that waging war with no exit strategy was wrong in Vietnam but right in Iraq.

19) You have to believe that Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney was doing business with him, and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.

20) You believe that government should restrict itself to just the powers named in the Constitution, which includes banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.

21) You have to believe that the public has a right to know about the adulterous affairs of Democrats, while those of Republicans are a "private matter".

22) You have to believe that the public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades but that Bush was right to censor those 28 pages from the Congressional 9/11 report because you just can't handle the truth.

23) You support state rights, which means Ashcroft telling states what locally passed voter initiatives he will allow them to have.

24) You have to believe that what Clinton did in the 1960's is of vital national interest but what Bush did decades later is "stale news" and "irrelevant".

25) You have to believe that trade with Cuba is wrong because it is communist, but trading with China and Vietnam is just dandy.

 

[AliasHombre]

Aside from all the religious ones, casue im not religious, yeah. Call me a republican.

 

[noggi16]

I think the first one was funnier, getting religiousness and conservativsim isn't the same thing.

 

[Jamison]

I think the first one was funnier, getting religiousness and conservativsim isn't the same thing.

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Of course you think the first one was funnier...if you lived in the states you'd be a Republican

And the vast majority of Republicans are very religious...so conservatisim and religiousness, at least over here, can almost go hand in hand.

 

[AliasHombre]

Social Conservatism and religiousness are the same. Not fiscal conservancy.

 

[noggi16]

if you lived in the states you'd be a Republican

actually, i'd probably be a economically right wing democrat.

 

[()aliasyeah()]

Jamison, that list of yours is awesome-- i had a smilar one, but yours is just dead on really enjoyed it! keep 'em coming

 

[the_alliance]

actually, i'd probably be a economically right wing democrat.

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sometimes I'm a Social Democrat, other times, I can be a Social Republican. i guess you could say i'm in between.

 

[Jamison]

Jamison, that list of yours is awesome-- i had a smilar one, but yours is just dead on   really enjoyed it!  keep 'em coming

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hehehe...Thanks!

 

[xdancer]

22 WAYS TO BE A GOOD DEMOCRAT

   1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand.
   2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity.
   3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese and North Korean communists.
   4. You have to believe that there was no art before Federal funding.
   5. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical documented changes in the earth's climate and more affected by soccer moms driving SUV's.
   6. You have to believe that gender roles are artificial but being homosexual is natural.
   7. You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.
   8. You have to believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th-graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.
   9. You have to believe that hunters don't care about nature, but urban activists who have never been outside of San Francisco do.
  10. You have to believe that having self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.
  11. You have to believe that Mel Gibson spent $25 million of his own money to make The Passion Of The Christ for financial gain only.
  12. You have to believe the NRA is bad because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it supports certain parts of the Constitution.
  13. You have to believe that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high.
  14. You have to believe that Margaret Sanger and Gloria Steinem are more important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Thomas Edison.
  15. You have to believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides are not.
  16. You have to believe that Hillary Clinton is normal and is a very nice person.
  17. You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.
  18. You have to believe conservatives telling the truth belong in jail, but a liar and a sex offender belonged in the White House.
  19. You have to believe that homosexual parades displaying drag, transvestites, and bestiality should be constitutionally protected, and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal.
  20. You have to believe that illegal Democratic Party funding by the Chinese government is somehow in the best interest to the United States.
  21. You have to believe that John Kerry’s Purple Hearts are legitimate, and that a Massachusetts Senator more liberal than Teddy Kennedy can be elected President of the United States.
  22. You have to believe that this message is a part of a vast, right wing conspiracy.

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I take issue with almost everything on this list, but especially number 7. I just returned from Kenya last week, where AIDS is reaking havoc on the country and the entire continent of Africa. I was there specifically to study the effects of AIDS on the region, and I learned a lot about the issue. Some of the things that contribute massively to the rapid spread of AIDS are the poverty and lack of education about the disease, both of which could be alleviated by international funding. In fact PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS - a Bush plan), although it does have many problems, is doing a lot to relieve the effects of the AIDS pandemic. Money from the U.S. is helping to slow the spread of AIDS. More U.S. and international funding could do a lot more to eradicate AIDS.

I think the first one was funnier, getting religiousness and conservativsim isn't the same thing.

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in most of the world this is true, but in America, Conservative and Religion are becoming synonymous, unfortunately.