Repub/demo Difference
<div class="IPBDescription">just came across this</div> A Republican and a Democrat were walking down the street when they
came to a homeless person. The Republican gave the homeless person his
business card, and told him to come to the business for a job.He then took
out $20 and gave it to the homeless person.
The Democrat was very impressed, and when they came to another
homeless person, he decided to help.
He walked over to the homeless person and gave him directions to the
welfare office. He then reached into the Republican's pocket and got out
$20.He kept $15 for administrative fees and gave the homeless person $5.
Now you understand the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
this is great, had to post it. Rather true also.
came to a homeless person. The Republican gave the homeless person his
business card, and told him to come to the business for a job.He then took
out $20 and gave it to the homeless person.
The Democrat was very impressed, and when they came to another
homeless person, he decided to help.
He walked over to the homeless person and gave him directions to the
welfare office. He then reached into the Republican's pocket and got out
$20.He kept $15 for administrative fees and gave the homeless person $5.
Now you understand the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
this is great, had to post it. Rather true also.
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I'm not saying you're one Yoda, but that's pretty funny.
No. Conservatives started as, idealistically, since pretty much the beginning of the nation, note : the US under the Articles of Confederation, could be drawn compartatively if not directly to anti-federalists.
Liberalism, or democrats, would be considered those supporters of a strong central government, note : Federalists pre-US Constitution.
Now, they may not be able to be directly drawn, but idealistically their values were pretty similar.
Conservativism nowadays is pro-states right, (Old anti-federalist ideals) and a combination of federalists fiscal policies.
Democrats are just people who simply want bigger government, more social programs, more bureaucracy and the like.
Of course, everything goes much deeper than that, and is a little too involved for such a topic, but by no means did democrat mean bad government. or at least, couldn't logically be drawn from any period of history, or by any of the roots of the parties.
Ironically, based off their roots, democrats would most accurately have their beginnings in federalists who disliked the majority of people and believed in keeping government as far away from the common man, :X.
No. Conservatives started as, idealistically, since pretty much the beginning of the nation, note : the US under the Articles of Confederation, could be drawn compartatively if not directly to anti-federalists.
Liberalism, or democrats, would be considered those supporters of a strong central government, note : Federalists pre-US Constitution.
Now, they may not be able to be directly drawn, but idealistically their values were pretty similar.
Conservativism nowadays is pro-states right, (Old anti-federalist ideals) and a combination of federalists fiscal policies.
Democrats are just people who simply want bigger government, more social programs, more bureaucracy and the like.
Of course, everything goes much deeper than that, and is a little too involved for such a topic, but by no means did democrat mean bad government. or at least, couldn't logically be drawn from any period of history, or by any of the roots of the parties.
Ironically, based off their roots, democrats would most accurately have their beginnings in federalists who disliked the majority of people and believed in keeping government as far away from the common man, :X. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Ok, here'goes:
First off, it was never "Federalists" Its been Socialists/Communists(different: communism is pure socialism). We all know communism isn't possible, and thats really what democrats are pushing for. I'm not either republican or democrat, but I agree more with republicans. Communism is impossible as long as money and idiots exhist. Which, sadly, is forever.
came to a homeless person. The Republican gave the homeless person his
business card, and told him to come to the business for a job.He then took
out $20 and gave it to the homeless person.
The Democrat was very impressed, and when they came to another
homeless person, he decided to help.
He walked over to the homeless person and gave him directions to the
welfare office. He then reached into the Republican's pocket and got out
$20.He kept $15 for administrative fees and gave the homeless person $5.
Now you understand the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
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Yeah I mean look at how now that we have a Republican in the Whitehouse we're handing out jobs left and right and we're not borrowing money from other people to pay for bloated programs and homelessness is on the decrease.
For those of you who are idiots <i>(Quanaut? YOU F**KING THINK DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING FOR COMMUNISM? YOU ARE AN UTTER WASTE OF FLESH)</i> here are some points.
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During the Clinton administration<i>(which I wasn't particularly fond of)</i> the actual size of the govt. DECREASED.
Bush has created the single largest bureaucracy in the history of the US with the Dept. of Homeland Security.
The budget under Clinton was not only balanced but actually in black ink.
The budget deficit is once again rising out of control under Bush.
Clinton may have been handed a windfall with the tech boom but he certainly didn't f**k it up on the economic front.
Despite GIANT tax cuts that send the budget FURTHER into red ink the economy is still in the gutter.
We have allowed for MASSIVE loss of our civil liberties due to the patriot act (USA PATRIOT I can't believe they f**king named it that, remember, <i>Adults did that</i>
State rights have been TRAMPELED left and right by the administration whenever it doesn't agree with them. <i>(See Medicinal Marijuana and Assisted-Suicide)</i>
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Yeah the Republicans are REALLY the fiscally responsible, pro- freedom, pro state rights, anti BIG GUBMENT types.
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Jurrasic Park. You owe me a cookie.
On topic: Good joke. I really don't like either party (which is why I'm going to 'throw my vote away' on some 3rd party... probably green or socialist or something), but I find most Republicans to be especially dislikable. I don't know if its their preference for big buisness over individuals, or their desire to strip individuals of their constitutional rights (See: USAPATRIOT act, and upcoming part II. Many democrats may have signed off on the first one [not my current fav polotician, Ross Fiengold, though. GO GADGET FINEGOLD!:D], but that can be attributed to post 9/11 craziness). Or maybe its thier aparent hatred for the environment. But most probably, its thier desire to base laws around religion (See: anti-homosexual laws, anti-homosexual marriage laws). But really the whole concept of 'parties' only serves to further degrade the elusive 'democracy'. There have been Republicans I respect (somewhat), Rush comes to mind, if only for what he said about the payouts to the 9/11 victims/survivors. And the whole ESPN thing was typical of liberal polotics in action, he suggests that race may be playing a factor in the hype surrounding a certain player and all of the sudden hes gotta lose his job over it. Now Ruh really should have known better then to say it, even if he has that opinion, but he might have been high at the time so who knows.
Wow, I really got on a tangent there.... anyways, yes, good joke.
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There is sadly absolutely no difference between the contemporary Democrat and the contemporary Republican.
As said above, <i>it's all about the Benjamins</i>.
<b>Folks who believe that there is a real political dynamic today are deluded</b>.
The original idea of the US was very little government involvement, and now look what the democrats have done. Bah. Just a bunch laid back ppl from the west with money that got bored.
Just like Bush is actually running the show XD
"I'm a caring republican. I step over the homeless, not on them."
"I'm a caring republican. I step over the homeless, not on them." <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
LOL!
John Jackson: "It's time someone had the courage to stand up and say: I'm against those things that everybody hates."
Jack Johnson: "Now, I respect my opponent. I think he's a good man. But quite frankly, I agree with everything he just said."
John Jackson: "I say your three cent titanium tax goes too far."
Jack Johnson: "And I say your three cent titanium tax doesn't go too far enough."
as for the original joke, I'd more expect the republican to kick the homeless guy in the balls than give him so much as 20 cents... but Scinet's counter-joke sums that up well :>
If my 9th grade freshman history class from 4 years ago serves me right:
Democrats (in the sense of the word) are supposed to be based of the greek system of the individual states (greek city-states, like Sparta, Thermopylae and Athens) electing people for the greek government. My history teacher said it came from the greek word Democratcia (or something like that)...alas, I can't remember the definition of that word at this time.
Repulicans (again, in the sense of the word) should be based on the sense of people electing officials for goverment directly....okay, now they're starting to sound the same to me....bah.
All I know is there's a difference between Repulic and Democracy...one has the peoples individual votes, and the other votes officials into office and lets them vote for the people (I think that's the republic).
For the record (from 10th grade history class):
Capitalism - people control the means of production and they must provide for themselves
Socialism - government controls the means of production, however, individuals may purchase and control some (like a dude with a sandwich shop), government provides the basics of life, minimal shelter, food and water.
Communism - government controls all aspects of production (which is technically supposed to be the entire population under stage 2 communism); the government is supposed to provide everything for the people.
I'd like to also point out that no country in the world constitutes a total capitalist society (not even the USA), or a total communist society (not the USSR or China). Although the US was almost completely capitalist in the early 1900's and before. Err....well, that's kind of away from the democrats and republicans stuff...isn't it? It was a funny joke...I like the Matt Groening joke better though <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> .
Futurama was awesome though....heh, evil Nixon robots abound!
Economically, Republicans want:
- As little government involvment in the economy as possible, and to let the free market/business cycle run its course (this includes opposition to minimum wage laws, taxtation, and socialized welfare/healthcare
Democrats want:
- Government involvement to keep prices steady, and have an equal distribution of income.
There are good reasons for having either viewpoint, and niether one is entirely wrong, since it's all just theory.
Now for all you people who think republicans are evil for not supporting minimum wage increases or taxing the rich, here is why they feel the way they do:
- Increases in minimum wage mean that it cost more for firms to hire more people, which leaves the firm 2 options. 1) raise prices 2) lay off workers. Now if they choose option one, inflation rises, and the people who are making more numerically are not making any more in physical worth. If they choose option 2, unemployment rises, which hurts the minimum wage workers the most. Thus, republicans believe that minimum wage laws hurt minimum wage workers more than they help them, not to mention the people who have to buy things that are made or provided by minimum wage workers.
- When you take money from people, it decreases GDP, that's fact. Now, people with lots of money are the ones that do the investing, so if no one has sufficient money to invest in new companies, GDP will take a huge hit. And when GDP falls, the people who feel it first are the lower and middle classes, because unemployment rises and wages decrease.
Go go economics class!
Now can any of you still say that Republicans and Democrats are the same and hold a straight face.
edited for clarity
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