andreboba
Well-Known Member
Kind of like trying to tell a lock step democrat that his party is no different than republican politicians. They. Just. Can't. Get. It.
Actually let me rephrase. They. Won't. Get. It.
I do "battle" with you democrats the same way as I do with you republicans and it sickens me how both sides act like their shitty party has it all figured out.
In the usual suspects it was " the greatest trick the devil ever played is convincing the world that he doesn't exist."
I'll twist that and say
The greatest trick America has ever played is convincing people that the democrat and republican parties are any different and that the American people actually have a choice in who gets elected.
Maybe it makes your conscious feel good to pretend you're above all the partisanship and political bickering, but what I see Paniro is a conflicted conservative unwilling to fully identify with his chosen party because they don't fully represent your beliefs.
The Democrats aren't perfect, but it's insane to believe BOTH parties are the same and serve the same interests.
In fact that's a political meme that's been pushed by the GOP to give them cover when they do their dirt, like shut down the government or block common sense policies and legislation they once supported but can't anymore because there's a Negro sleeping in the WH.
The GOP wants to privatize EVERYTHING in this country and sell it for a profit.
National parks, education, the military, health care, federal agencies, etc.
The main problem with the GOP is they believe in capitalism as a higher social ideal than DEMOCRACY.
In that sense, they are the flip side of the Bolsheviks circa early 20th century Russia.
When your core value as a political party is the profit motive, maybe you're qualified to be a CEO, but you aren't suited anymore to lead a country.
Look at how our allies run their countries and compare that to the U.S.
With the money the average American spends on healthcare, we have some of the worst health outcomes in the industrialized world.
Yes the system is rigged against poor and middle class citizens, but more often than not it's rich conservatives who are setting up the system to fail the rest of us.
We hear the same tired failed ideas from the GOP, cut taxes and reduce regulations.
Why?? Because big companies don't like having to pay out money to be in compliance with federal safety regulations, regulations that are meant to benefit the well being of everyday people.
The rich already pay less of a percentage in total income tax than the middle class and the poor, so why the obsession with lower taxes??
Because the end goal for conservatives is to cripple the federal government.
A weak federal government allows the rich to control more of the country without interference from Uncle Sam.
We're repeating the same problems that have created permanent underclasses throughout Central and South America.
THe Democrats aren't without fault, but at least they have a track record of supporting causes and legislation that directly benefit the other 98%.
Both parties are the same???
Hardly.
If you really do believe that, count yourself as a part of the problem.