The+Difference+Between+Them

The Difference between the three parties is there opions on topics of our soceity.


 * Looking at Differences in a different way:

DEMOCRATIC You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful.

REPUBLICAN You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So What?

SOCIALIST You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.

COMMUNIST You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour**

DEMOCRATIC BELIEFS and VALUES Right to life Right to liberty Right to dignity Right to security Right to equality of opportunity Right to justice Right to privacy Right to private ownership of property Freedom to participate in the political process Freedom of worship Freedom of thought Freedom of conscience Freedom of assembly Freedom of inquiry Freedom of expression To respect human life To respect the rights of others To be tolerant To be honest To be compassionate To demonstrate self-control To participate in the democratic process To respect the property of others Societies need laws that are accepted by the majority of the people. Dissenting minorities are protected. Government is elected by the people. Government respects and protects individual rights. Government respects and protects individual freedoms. Government guarantees civil liberties. Government works for the common good.
 * A. Rights of the Individual**
 * B. Freedoms of the Individual**
 * C. Responsibilities of the Individual**
 * D. Beliefs Concerning Societal Conditions and Governmental Responsibilities**


 * If you want to vote Republican, you have to believe the following**:
 * Using stem cells for medial research is wrong, because you don't believe in destroying life, even if it lives in a petri dish. But it's OK to destroy larger forms of life in unnecessary wars and prison execution chambers.
 * Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.
 * The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.
 * Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the pain of illness.
 * "Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India, while collecting several more millions for your CEO.
 * A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.
 * Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
 * The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay and making wounded soldiers pay for their own meals while recuperating.
 * Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.
 * If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
 * A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then demand their cooperation and money.
 * HMOs, insurance companies, drug manufacturers and power plants all have the interest of the public at heart.
 * Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.
 * Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in public schools.
 * Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
 * A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to start a war is solid defense policy.
 * Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages, banning teaching of evolution, compelling public prayer and censoring the Internet.
 * The public has a right to know about Hillary Clinton's cattle trades and private health care meetings, but George Bush's driving record and Dick Cheney's private energy task force meetings are none of our business.
 * It's justifiable to seal your records if you're a Republican governor of Texas, but not if you're a Democratic governor of Vermont.
 * You support states' rights, which means the Attorney General can tell states what local voter initiatives they have a right to adopt.
 * You support states' rights, except when a state decides to recount votes in a disputed Presidential election. Then, it's better for a Republican Supreme Court to decide the election.
 * What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what George W. Bush did in the 1980s is irrelevant.
 * Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is under a Communist dictatorship, but trade with China and Vietnam are vital to a spirit of international harmony.
 * When a Democratic Presidential candidate wins a 49% plurality in a 3-way race, his presidency isn't legitimate. But when a Republican Presidential candidate receives half a million fewer votes than his opponent in a head-to-head race, he has a mandate for an extremist agenda.