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In reply to the discussion: Been through some rough primary wars here. To me now, though, this one is different. [View all]sendero
(28,552 posts)...... that it's not that folks "hate" the Democratic party, it's just that we realize that both parties play the same game. They say whatever they think you want to hear and then do as their masters tell them once elected. This is why if I am going to engage at all, I'm going to look at what a candidate has DONE, their words are pretty much meaningless.
Are Republicans meaner, dumber and generally more despicable than Democrats? Of course they are. But it always turns out the same no matter who is elected, the money men get what they want and everyone else be damned.
I honestly used to bristle at the cynicism with which some people viewed politics in this country. There are always going to be compromises, and anyone expecting anything different is delusional. But it's different now, we don't get a compromise, we get nothing. And it's been that way for a long time.
If one is not cynical about this entire situation they are simply not paying attention. IMHO.