Topic: Help Me I'm Foreign! (Read 12285 times)

MoonLover · « **on:** October 14, 2008, 06:28:48 PM »

From what I've gathered from hit television soap opera Brothers and Sisters (staring Ally Mcbeal.) Telling your Democratic family that your Republican is like telling your family you prefer your shopping delivered around the backdoor... (Much as was the case at the time with gay lawyers and Ally Mcbeal bonking the Republic president)

My question is why? Whats the difference between a Republican and a Democrat?

pbsaurus · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2008, 07:23:39 PM »

The only difference is where the pork goes.

MISTER MASSACRE · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2008, 07:37:19 PM »

mmm
pork

pbsaurus · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2008, 07:39:33 PM »

Don't forget the onions.

MoonLover · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2008, 08:39:14 PM »

I knew bringing up gay lawyers and Ally Mcbeal would lead to conversations about pork... Oh wait, no I didn't, what the hell happened?

xolik · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2008, 09:20:49 PM »

The difference is simple.

Democrats are the party that say that big government can make you bigger, taller, smarter, happier and get the crabgrass out of your lawn.

Republicans are the party that say big government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.

12AX7 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2008, 09:34:49 PM »

Sorta depends on whether you're talking about the politicians in said party; or a regular person.

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #7 on:** October 15, 2008, 10:37:00 AM »

Are you asking what they say the differences are, what the differences are supposed to be, or what they really are?

reimero · « **Reply #8 on:** October 15, 2008, 01:13:17 PM »

To Europeans, the differences aren't that great. The closest parallel I can come up with - and it's a stretch - is that the Democrats are analagous to the Labour/Socialist parties (although with little emphasis on nationalized companies and utilities, it has more to do with entitlement programs), whereas the Republicans (GOP) are closer to the Christian Democrats/Tories.

I've got a working theory on American political parties, in that the major parties are actually coalitions of lesser ad hoc parties, and the "flavor" of the major party depends on the balance of coalition power.
The "traditional" Democrat party consists of unions, civil libertarians, environmentalists and minorities. They tend to favour entitlement programs and federal regulation of industry and utilities. Their perceived strength tends to be on the national economic side of things: if the economy is struggling, Democrats tend to do better. Traditional example: Lyndon B. Johnson. More modern example: Bill Clinton.

The "traditional" Republican party consists of economic libertarians, business owners, farmers and nationalists. They tend to favour small government (although that's increasingly migrated toward corporate entitlement and bailout programs) and favour deregulation in favour of an "open" market. Prior to the Bush administration, Libertarians tended to lean Republican. Their perceived strength tends to be a strong military with a healthy dose of solid foreign policy. Archetypal example: Ronald Reagan.

The 1994 "neocon" version of the Republican party bears special mention because it dominated the Republicans until around 2006-07. There is currently a power struggle within the GOP which has yet to be resolved. The neocons are the ones who put the "Christian" in "Christian Democrat." The archetypal traditional Republican stood for low taxes, small government and foreign policy favorable to international trade. The neocon Republican is less interested in a conservative fiscal policy and more interested in a mix of nationalism and social authoritarianism: the mentality is that they're doing God's work, and they need to stamp out the immorality that is plaguing the U.S. (abortion, homosexuality, rampant science, etc.)

kanca mosan · « **Reply #9 on:** October 15, 2008, 02:58:06 PM »

Quote from: bananaskittles on October 14, 2008, 08:05:04 PM

I ate a raw onion on my 17th birthday.

Why in blue hell did you do that?

MoonLover · « **Reply #10 on:** October 15, 2008, 09:09:26 PM »

So... One makes life practical and the other makes people happy?

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #11 on:** October 16, 2008, 10:11:16 AM »

Neither one really do either of those things.

kanca mosan · « **Reply #12 on:** October 16, 2008, 03:10:31 PM »

Quote from: bananaskittles on October 15, 2008, 06:11:01 PM

I don't know, something to do?

Hrrm. Was it good?

kanca mosan · « **Reply #13 on:** October 17, 2008, 10:02:30 AM »

Quote from: bananaskittles on October 16, 2008, 04:20:51 PM

Suprisingly.

Wow. I am tempted to try my hand at eating a raw onion. (Yes, my hand.)

kanca mosan · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2008, 10:06:50 AM »

Quote from: bananaskittles on October 17, 2008, 02:32:15 PM

Lol. Its not that bad just wash it down with beer.

Like good beer (which would be a waste), or beer so bad that you forget about the onion?

kanca mosan · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2008, 02:50:50 PM »

Ahhh....

12AX7 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:54:24 PM »

Please don't make posts like that. You get everyone to come in here to see what's up only to read "Ahh..."
That is VERY irritating. If you have nothing of substance to actually add; just don't post. Thank you.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2008, 06:57:32 PM »

12AX7 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2008, 07:02:40 PM »

I KNEW it!!

I even guessed it would be YOU!

pbsaurus · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2008, 07:06:57 PM »

you're welcome

MoonLover · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2008, 02:16:49 AM »

Well I'm happy with what I've learned off this post so, I have no further questions... Still the pork and onions conversation was quite interesting.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

kanca mosan · « **Reply #21 on:** October 22, 2008, 09:18:15 AM »

Quote from: 12AX7 on October 20, 2008, 06:54:24 PM

Please don't make posts like that. You get everyone to come in here to see what's up only to read "Ahh..."
That is VERY irritating. If you have nothing of substance to actually add; just don't post. Thank you.

I got -3 points for that? I did not know we were not supposed to do that.

I apologize.

12AX7 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2008, 05:05:04 PM »

I dunno about your points. I haven't smacked ya. Probably someone who came in and read "Ahhh..."

...see what I mean?

Seriously:

1. Don't worry about the points unless you just have an ego with an appetite; or a 'they don't like me' complex. They aren't really for anything serious. So far you're doing fine.

2. Whenever you go to hit the post button; stop for a second and imagine someone else just made that post, and you are waiting on your dial-up to load that page. . . . then... when it. . . . . finally does; all you get for your trouble is three letters; not even a word. "Ahh" or " lol" or "me too" . Now you have to wait for the Main page to load again before checking out the next post. . . .

That's really the main reason we *usually* frown on such posts being a habit. Every now and then is not so bad; especially when your three letter reply is -in itself- funny (or informational). I didn't mean to sound (read) like I was fussing at you; just informing you so you dont run afoul of anyone (Mod or a regular) in the future.

Carri On!

ydnamtnediserp · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2008, 08:48:40 PM »

Ahhh...

12AX7 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 22, 2008, 08:56:20 PM »

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