The stereotypes of politics

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Fine Vol

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Republican-I am not saying they are true!
1. All for their wallet and big buisiness.
2. Not afraid to go to war at the drop of a hat.
3. More apt to be racist and hates hand out programs.
4. Usually are better off monetarily.
5. Religion plays a big part in their decision making.
6. Not very open minded.

Democrat
1. Take from the rich and give to the poor at the expense of hard working people.
2. Weak on war and would rather discuss the issues.
3. Has no religion to ground them.
4. Believes in socialism (see handouts):)
5. Spend to much money to put us deeper in dept.(see handouts)
6. Weak on crime.

Of coarse these are very general blanket statements. What are some stereotypes you think of?
 
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i really don't understand the whole republicans are racist. is it because they don't want handouts? is it because they think that people should have equal chances with not quotas?

i think liberals/dems are much more racists. it is dems who fought for slavery, it was dems who were against civil rights. it is dems who constantly bring up race and use race as political issues. they have created a government dependency that hurt a large of black and hispanics.

big business- conservatives just want people to be free to be successfull without being penalized. i don't think that's greedy. i know you have people on both sides that are greedy, it's just human nature.

why is being open minded so great. if you have convictions that you believe are true, then you shouldn't waiver. today, being open minded means you have to be pro gay rights and marriage, teach homosexual lifestyle in school. it's no different than the phrase "being diverse"
 
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joevol320 said:
i really don't understand the whole republicans are racist. is it because they don't want handouts? is it because they think that people should have equal chances with not quotas?

i think liberals/dems are much more racists. it is dems who fought for slavery, it was dems who were against civil rights.
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Sorry. I stopped reading after this.
 
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Fine Vol said:
Republican-I am not saying they are true!
1. All for their wallet and big buisiness.
2. Not afraid to go to war at the drop of a hat.
3. More apt to be racist and hates hand out programs.
4. Usually are better off monetarily.
5. Religion plays a big part in their decision making.
6. Not very open minded.

Demacrat
1. Take from the rich and give to the poor at the expense of hard working people.
2. Weak on war and would rather discuss the issues.
3. Has no religion to ground them.
4. Believes in socialism (see handouts):)
5. Spend to much money to put us deeper in dept.(see handouts)
6. Weak on crime.
7. Can't spell their own party's name
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Come on, FV - it's Democrat!
 
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TennNC said:
Sorry. I stopped reading after this.
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do you think i care if you stopped reading? i think it's more accurate than saying republicans are. it's libs/dems who are obsessed with race and gender when it comes to politics.
 
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TennNC said:
Sorry. I stopped reading after this.
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When i read the original post by the thread starter I thought the same thing about racism from a historical view but I do not believe it can be said true today. I do think that the democrat party has used minority voters however. They have made an effort to convince them that republicans don't care about them because they oppose "handouts" and other forms of welfare. Many minorities are beginning to fed up with the status quo and are seeing that for all the promises it has not gotten any better for them. The government is terrible at taking care of people, all we need is for our government to make it possible for us to take care of ourselves.
 
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joevol320 said:
do you think i care if you stopped reading? i think it's more accurate than saying republicans are. it's libs/dems who are obsessed with race and gender when it comes to politics.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Note the party of the president who originated the legislation and who signed it into law.

Opposition to civil rights and integration, like the Civil War, had much more to do with geography (South vs. everyone else) than political party.
 
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On issues of race and open-mindedness, I'd call it a tie. Racism is alive and well on both sides of the political spectrum although it may be manifested in different ways. Likewise, tolerance/intolerance is not directly connected to either political ideology.

More often than not, the goals are very similar but the strategies to achieve those goals are quite different (e.g. helping the economically disadvantaged)
 
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i think the part of repub's are racist is a ridiculous statement. J. Jackson isn't racist???????? I think him and Al might be the most racist ppl in America
 
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joevol320 said:
why is being open minded so great. if you have convictions that you believe are true, then you shouldn't waiver. today, being open minded means you have to be pro gay rights and marriage, teach homosexual lifestyle in school. it's no different than the phrase "being diverse"
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this is borderline retarded.

Being open minded is about having your opinions but understanding that, in our free society, nobody else is subjected to them or even has to care what those opinions might be.

Bottom line is, you need to live for you. If the government starts pushing an agenda that impacts you personally, ie taxation and myriad others, complain all day long. Otherwise, you have no dog in the fight, so simply leave it alone and let people live the lifestyle of their choice.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
this is borderline retarded.

Being open minded is about having your opinions but understanding that, in our free society, nobody else is subjected to them or even has to care what those opinions might be.

Bottom line is, you need to live for you. If the government starts pushing an agenda that impacts you personally, ie taxation and myriad others, complain all day long. Otherwise, you have no dog in the fight, so simply leave it alone and let people live the lifestyle of their choice.
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I'm just playing devil's advocate here but some would argue that the lifestyle others choose have effects on society and therefore does impact them indirectly.
 
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KB5252 said:
I'm just playing devil's advocate here but some would argue that the lifestyle others choose have effects on society and therefore does impact them indirectly.
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I think that's a very weak copout that has been trotted out regularly in defense of bigoted stances over the course of our history.

I just don't get how joevol can be as staunchly conservative as he is and espouse the "rugged individualism" the way he does yet believe in dictating lifestyle to someone. The two just don't compute for me, thus my comments.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
I think that's a very weak copout that has been trotted out regularly in defense of bigoted stances over the course of our history.

I just don't get how joevol can be as staunchly conservative as he is and espouse the "rugged individualism" the way he does yet believe in dictating lifestyle to someone. The two just don't compute for me, thus my comments.
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fair enough and great points.
 
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Fine Vol said:
Republican-I am not saying they are true!
1. All for their wallet and big buisiness.
2. Not afraid to go to war at the drop of a hat.
3. More apt to be racist and hates hand out programs.
4. Usually are better off monetarily.
5. Religion plays a big part in their decision making.
6. Not very open minded.
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Don't buy that one at all.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
this is borderline retarded.

Being open minded is about having your opinions but understanding that, in our free society, nobody else is subjected to them or even has to care what those opinions might be.

Bottom line is, you need to live for you. If the government starts pushing an agenda that impacts you personally, ie taxation and myriad others, complain all day long. Otherwise, you have no dog in the fight, so simply leave it alone and let people live the lifestyle of their choice.
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Agree. Well put.
 
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volinbham said:
On issues of race and open-mindedness, I'd call it a tie. Racism is alive and well on both sides of the political spectrum although it may be manifested in different ways. Likewise, tolerance/intolerance is not directly connected to either political ideology.

More often than not, the goals are very similar but the strategies to achieve those goals are quite different (e.g. helping the economically disadvantaged)
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Also agree. No party has a monopoly on racism.
 
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Republican = Bible Thumper, Hillbilly, Uneducated, Family Oriented, Pro Life, Pro Gun, Pro Death Penalty, Accountable Government, Believes the Bill of Rights Limits Government not the Citizen...etc....

Democrat = Hates God, Hates Military, Hates Emergency Personel, Hates Rural People, Pro Death, Pro Socialism, Believes the Bill of Rights limit the Citizen, Pro Gun Control, Believes whole heartedly in Perpetrators of crimes are the victims, etc, No Government accountability...etc...
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Republican = Bible Thumper, Hillbilly, Uneducated, Family Oriented, Pro Life, Pro Gun, Pro Death Penalty, Accountable Government, Believes the Bill of Rights Limits Government not the Citizen...etc....

Democrat = Hates God, Hates Military, Hates Emergency Personel, Hates Rural People, Pro Death, Pro Socialism, Believes the Bill of Rights limit the Citizen, Pro Gun Control, Believes whole heartedly in Perpetrators of crimes are the victims, etc, No Government accountability...etc...
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good list
 
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BigPapaVol said:
this is borderline retarded.

Being open minded is about having your opinions but understanding that, in our free society, nobody else is subjected to them or even has to care what those opinions might be.

Bottom line is, you need to live for you. If the government starts pushing an agenda that impacts you personally, ie taxation and myriad others, complain all day long. Otherwise, you have no dog in the fight, so simply leave it alone and let people live the lifestyle of their choice.
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i'm not talking about what open minded really means. i'm talking about how the media and various group define. they scream if you're against gay rights or alternative life styles then you're a closed minded homophobe.

it's the same as diversity, the media substituted the word quotas for the word diversity. now everyone equates success with diversity. the more diverse your company is, the more successful it is. the more diverse the college is, the better the school.
 
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joevol320 said:
i'm not talking about what open minded really means. i'm talking about how the media and various group define. they scream if you're against gay rights or alternative life styles then you're a closed minded homophobe.

it's the same as diversity, the media substituted the word quotas for the word diversity. now everyone equates success with diversity. the more diverse your company is, the more successful it is. the more diverse the college is, the better the school.
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This is something I have changed my mind on...... in the past I took the hard bible thumper opinion....

Then every thing changed.... why.... freedom!

If we live in a free country, then if a guy likes another guy, why does it matter?

On the other side, because of freedom, I have the right to disagree with their lifestyle!
 
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i agree OrangeEmpire, but i do take issue with the fact that the media and various group not only want me to accept but to embrace it and treat it as something that God has blessed. they push a lifestyle on our children that most parents would disagree with and if speak out against it, then we're called bigots, homophobe, closed minded, etc... why? because we think that this country should have a high moral standard?
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Republican = Bible Thumper, Hillbilly, Uneducated, Family Oriented, Pro Life, Pro Gun, Pro Death Penalty, Accountable Government, Believes the Bill of Rights Limits Government not the Citizen...etc....

Democrat = Hates God, Hates Military, Hates Emergency Personel, Hates Rural People, Pro Death, Pro Socialism, Believes the Bill of Rights limit the Citizen, Pro Gun Control, Believes whole heartedly in Perpetrators of crimes are the victims, etc, No Government accountability...etc...
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Good list OE!!! Thats why Im proud to be a Republican!!!:good!:
 
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joevol320 said:
i agree OrangeEmpire, but i do take issue with the fact that the media and various group not only want me to accept but to embrace it and treat it as something that God has blessed. they push a lifestyle on our children that most parents would disagree with and if speak out against it, then we're called bigots, homophobe, closed minded, etc... why? because we think that this country should have a high moral standard?
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and yet I'm supposed to accept into law what your god says is moral? The bible is not the basis for law in the US nor is it the moral compass to many (no matter how many want to believe it)
 
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