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Originally posted by Carlito
And thus we will vote Republican, until they`re popular enough to stress the libertarians.
The only reason that noone here understands the "Republican story" is because they either, think about politics way to little to build their own conclusion on issues, or are just hard headed and will never give in even when something is truly correct.
I think Democrats are generally hardcore supporters, and their party is really brainwashing them more now than they did 50 years ago, people just haven`t moved on.
When I met my GirlFriend I said something about Bush shortly after I met her, and she simply said she hated him. But she could *not* name the vice president, and said that her family is hardcore democrats and "just vote democrat because they help the poor people". SO she voted Gore in 2000, and didn`t even know why. SO sad, but she now understands the logic behind conservatism, and now makes better decisions *without* my input.
Noone truly wants big government, less freedom, or higher taxes, but every democrat vote creates just this. Republicans are bad at it these days too, but they are *the better choice* when it comes to control of the Government.
For example:
Schwarzenegger has vowed to leave more decisions up to the public, in California. The democrats do *not* agree with this and general comments have been things like "how do we know that the public will make the best choice?" Ihave even received this comment from a *friend* that is an ignorant democrat. " The public will just vote, without knowing whats best".
But I say leave it to the public to decide these on the edge decisions abobut raising taxes, lowering taxes, spending money on stupid social programs that should be run by volunteer agencies, etc.
Thats where democrats fall short.
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The issue I take with traditional Republican thinking is the notion that less Government is better. It doesn't always seem that way. We've seen with toll roads and privatitized water, that when it's left up to companies to regulate themselves, they often opt for profit rather than safety or fair prices. The market cannot be completely left to run itself or it will run amuck. Imagine if there had been regulations for large companies to keep the majority of their businesses located in the US rather than overseas where labor is cheap. We could possibly have had a better economy right now. Instead, all those large companies are moving production elsewhere because they only care about steep profit margins, not America and not the American citizen.
Another mistake I think is the belief that the public will know what's best. Sadly, many people are not informed enough to make the best choices. If I was ever put on trial I would prefer a judge ruling rather than a jury ruling because the jury is made up of average citizens who are often not critical enough or can be manipulated by faulty or weak evidence (ex. eye witness testimony). I think the same is true for the general public when it comes to politics. The public is often swayed by emotion or whim rather than concrete or logical thinking.
I fall somewhere in between the "Republican" and "Liberals" camps. Liberals are far too loose with spending with a belief that the tab will magically be paid sometime down the road.