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In reply to the discussion: To believe there's no real difference between the two parties, you must be either lying or clueless. [View all]villager
(26,001 posts)8. Additionally, to believe there's *enough* of a difference in the duopoly to "save" us,
... is likewise clueless.
All Democrats do is buy slightly more time -- though that may be moot now, with their inaction on climate change, too -- than Republicans do, in order to come up with actual, paradigm-shifting solutions.
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To believe there's no real difference between the two parties, you must be either lying or clueless. [View all]
TheWraith
Jul 2012
OP
The two Parties are closest on Economic Policy. Unfortunately, that's the part of gov't that most
Romulox
Jul 2012
#4
They aren't close on economic policy at ALL. The Dems have NOTHING resembling the Ryan plan.
phleshdef
Jul 2012
#36
But on "free trade" with China, or NAFTA, or bailing out banks, or mortgage reform. VERY similar.
Romulox
Jul 2012
#44
I'd like to see more Democrats stop their support for a capitalistic system...
Comrade_McKenzie
Jul 2012
#7
Additionally, to believe there's *enough* of a difference in the duopoly to "save" us,
villager
Jul 2012
#8
Major disseminators of this are Icke, Jones, Paulites, 911 Truthers and some Occupy. Not Bill Maher:
freshwest
Jul 2012
#10
"One states the facts, the other comes very close to playing with their own poop."
SunSeeker
Jul 2012
#31
True, but he's still known for it. That's the kind of liberal most Democrats are. The kind of ...
freshwest
Jul 2012
#38
Yep, Fascist right and moderate right. There are no moderate nor certainly any left parties anymore
on point
Jul 2012
#32
Its easy to paint a false picture and then attack it, when all nuance is thrown out the window
quinnox
Jul 2012
#19
The difference is that the Republican Party is unified, the Democratic Party is factionalized.
joshcryer
Jul 2012
#20
Big diff. Mississippi, red state, is about to close the one and only abortion clinic in the state.
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#21
I agree with Bill Maher: Vote Democratic - "we're lame but the other guys are nuts"
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#42