You know why some think there's little difference between the two parties? [View all]

[cthulu2016]

Last edited Tue Jul 3, 2012, 03:28 PM - Edit history (1)

There are great, sizable, profound differences between the two parties, but many people think there's little difference.

Perhaps that is because we, Democrats, have been telling them precisely that for a generation! Whatever the difference may be, voters aren't likely to hear about them from us.

Our whole shtick is to minimize the difference and promise to do a slightly better managed and marginally more compassionate job in implementing the Republican agenda.

Our best argument for our economic stewardship is that rich people and the stock market actually do better under Democratic presidents.

Our big defense of ACA is that it's a Republican idea.

Our big defense of our foreign policy is that we blow up more people, and at lower cost.

We buy into absolute nonsense about smaller government and cutting spending and reducing the deficit.

We are actually bragging that Obama cut the size of government.

The Republicans say we share no priorities in common and we rush to disagree with them. "Oh no. That's a slander! Of course we have the same general priorities."

There are indeed great differences between the two parties... but unfortunately they are differences that we are self-conditioned to deny.