Someone Explain To Be The Difference Between

[ThisCharmingAzn]

The Republican Party and the Democratic Party. I'm far from a politics person. From my understanding, republicans tend to revert back to principles whereas the democrats favor change. Republicans wants small government and democrats think it's the governments job to run many functions of our lifes and take care of us. Am I close? Cause in all honesty on the TV, they seem very similar. I can't really see a difference.

To me it's not about principles anymore, it's just about power. When a party is in control, the other automatically disagrees. When the democrats go to war, the republicans are anti-war. And, like now, when the republicans go to war, the democrats are anti-war. So who is anti-war?

Maybe I sound like a dumbass, I wouldn't be suprised. I'm more comfortable talking about string theory landscapes and quantum mechanics lol. Can anyone spare a minute or two? Thanks.

[forsmant]

I think I'd be more interested it the string theory and quantum mechanics myself.

[silverlegacy]

Anymore there really isn't a difference. The traditional Republican stance was the current stand of the Libertarian party. Democrats have always been for change and since the New Deal drawn much much more towards socialism. But don't forget some of the most Constitutional presidents have been Democrats. The two party system in the United States is being dwindled down into one big one with some minor differences between them.

[midevilmark]

Republicans want to protect you from the boogie man. Democrats want to protect you from yourself. They both come with a massive bill. Libertarians want to protect you from your government. That doesn't cost a thing. Out of the three, who do want in control?

[mtmedlin]

One wants to take your money and give to others to get elected. The other wants to take it and give it to their rich friends and lobbbyist to get elected.

Anybody tells you different, then they dont know much.

[mtmedlin]

The Republican Party and the Democratic Party. I'm far from a politics person. From my understanding, republicans tend to revert back to principles whereas the democrats favor change. Republicans wants small government and democrats think it's the governments job to run many functions of our lifes and take care of us. Am I close? Cause in all honesty on the TV, they seem very similar. I can't really see a difference.

To me it's not about principles anymore, it's just about power. When a party is in control, the other automatically disagrees. When the democrats go to war, the republicans are anti-war. And, like now, when the republicans go to war, the democrats are anti-war. So who is anti-war?

Maybe I sound like a dumbass, I wouldn't be suprised. I'm more comfortable talking about string theory landscapes and quantum mechanics lol. Can anyone spare a minute or two? Thanks.

Ok, my non smart ass answer. Yes, in a classical sense that would be correct but on a more modern day note, the difference are very little. The two parties use issues now to divide us, knowing that they cant or wont change them. For example: Abortion rights- without a constitutional amendment nothing will change. Both sides know it and use it to divide us, and it works...really well.
Gay marriage, democrats favor, Reps dont. again its a states rights issue but the two parties use it to divide us even though they dont plan on using it.
The war is another issue. Neither one will stop it but the dems claim to be against it but none of them will gurantee to end it. Dems favor socialized medicine, Reps are against but either way it is a moot point becuase the US cant afford it.
Social Security is one area that they both agree needs to be saved yet both keep raping the fund. each one has their own plan and both would most likely work but neither will use the others because it is not their own. Education used to be a major difference with the Republicans wanting to end the Dept of Education, then they switched the Libertarian idea of vouchers, and now the Unions have gotten their hooks in them and now we have No Child Left Behind. In the end, their are some minor issues that divide the two but they are only on the surface, only talked about during and election and are never acted upon because they wont have them for the next election.