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In reply to the discussion: Democrats need to do more... [View all]Caliman73
(11,728 posts)Kind of the whole point of my thread. I want to know what people mean when they say that we need to be more like the GOP or fight like the GOP.
The GOP cheats. They don't care if they destroy democracy because they have never really believed in it. If we use any of their tactics, then like you said, "what are we even fighting for?"
I actually don't see too much wrong with what are called "Pork Barrel" projects. If a vote is needed to pass a significant bill that will help millions, giving special funding to a particular district is fine, with the obvious caveat that the project does not directly benefit the Rep, or the Rep's friends, family or cronies. The Rep can say, "look, I brought funding for that community center I promised you all".
Bribes are definitely wrong. Kompromat is also wrong but doing research on and exposing a candidate's scandals, hypocrisy, horrible policies and views is part of politics. Kompromat is wrong because it has typically been used to blackmail or manipulate people. We should however, know if a candidate is or was a member of a Neo-Nazi group.