How would you explain the difference between the Republicans and the Democrats? I get this question occasionally and on a few instances it was a sincere question. There are so many differences that you could go into but people get glazed over looks and have to battle all the half-truth talking points they learned at school and on the tube. So how do you put it short and sweet?
I think I have an idea of the basic difference in philosophy and I can give it without making any put downs. My position is clear and I think it gives me a handle on all the foggy ones. The difference is found in who can do the best job of dealing with the issues of life.
Republicans think that individuals and families do the best job of dealing with life.
Democrats think that government has the best answers.
That is the root. If you go beyond that you begin to pick up baggage and emotions that cloud the issues. The basic difference is simple but life is not. When you get into the real world application, a black and white principle must be forced into many shades of gray. I hope that means that although we will always disagree on the basic philosophy, we might be able to find some compromises that will make both sides feel like they are being heard.
How to make that happen is another question. It requires people who really want to find solutions rather than just win and I don’t see many like that on my radar.
Maybe you have better radar.
homo unius libri
It is my humble opinion that, legislatively, Republicans tend to favor doing nothing when they should be doing something and Democrats tend to favor doing something when they should be doing nothing.
ReplyDeleteI like that, too. It just reinforces my reason for being a Republican. Who wants the government doing things? Not me. I may try yours on a few people.
DeleteGrace and peace.
I tend to agree, that's about as simple as you can make it.
ReplyDeleteI can be good at simple but I struggle with naive.
DeleteGrace and peace.