Topic: Does anyone really think Democrats and Republicans are meaningfully different?
Meta !PARAdoxiHw started this discussion 13 years ago#27,054
Excluding window dressing wedge issues like gay marriage and gun control, of course. Even then, DOMA was signed into law by a Democratic president (Clinton) and Obama wouldn't give a straight answer on gay marriage until it was obvious the tide had turned. Obamacare was but Romneycare writ large (which made the 2012 debates hilarious). Obama has continued and expanded Bush's wars, encroachment on civil liberties, and his second term is, for all intents and purposes, Bush's fourth term.
Both parties agree on the Patriot Act.
Both parties agree that medical marijuana dispensaries should be raided by the DEA even in states where it is legal.
Both parties agree on indefinite detention at Guantanamo.
Both parties agree on letting in immigrants.
Both parties agree on multi-trillion-dollar decade-plus wars.
Both parties get on their knees to serve Citigroup, JP Morgan, AIG, et al while shafting middle class America.
The wedge issues are a ruse to distract you from the fact that the two parties agree on everything of consequence.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later[^][v]#406,388
omg how cn u say that obama is hope and change not just rich white people trying to destrroy the middle class? what about condoms? romney wants to ban them and they actually stop abortions but ew need to pretoect tha right too
HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#406,392
Vote Justice Party, Green Party and Libertarian Party. Smash the duopoly!
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#406,409
All I know is that the Dems are a far, far better option than those Libertarian crazies.
Syntax joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 22 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#406,414
> Both parties agree on letting in immigrants.
er Republicans Not so Much
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^][v]#406,423
People who think Republicans and Democrats are meaningfully different:
- Democrats
- Republicans
- Most other voters
That's certainly a majority of American voters...
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 2 days later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#407,486
@previous (F)
And we know majorities are always right!