<p>What is the difference between these two parties? Obviously, you can see that I’m not a very political person. What definition can I rely on that is not biased (lol, just paranoid)? I would like a simple, yet elaborate answer. Thanks!</p>
<p>The democratic party is more liberal. As in they believe in less government regulation over individuals’ personal lives (pro-choice, for gay rights etc…), but they favor more regulation in economic issues(favoring higher taxes). Republicans believe in more control over your personal life but greater economic freedom. Does that sort of answer your question?</p>
<p>Ohh, I see. Are those basically the main differences?</p>
<p>Don’t you think promoting higher taxes does exert more control over one’s life?</p>
<p>That explanation is really kind of simplified. The Democratic Party opposes more freedom in issues that really have no relation to the economy (school vouchers, etc.). The Republican Party opposes loosening immigration controls and is beginning to support trade restrictions more and more.
If you look at the big picture politics is really not about the issues but about getting (re)elected. If you’re a Representative from an area of Southern California that has lost a lot of jobs to illegal immigrants, you’re not going to support amnesty no matter what party you’re from, simply because your constituency won’t reelect you if you do.</p>
<p>Also, I’m confused about Christians vs Catholics vs. Protestants. Are Christians basically people who believe in Jesus and God? So would Catholics and Protestants (and Separatists) all be considered Christians?</p>
<p>Yes, of course just different denominations, meaning they practice their belief in Jesus differently.
All becuase of the Reformation.</p>
<p>ohh So Christians just refer to all people who believe in Jesus and then there are other religion groups that believe that they should be a different way.</p>
<p>So basically, the Puritans, Separatists, and Protestants are all Christians and they all revolved around Catholics (just to varying degrees)?</p>
<p>Well, the very original Christians were most-like the faction now called “Messianic Jews”, obviously, Jews who believe in the Messiah.</p>
<p>I’m actually unsure of the origins on the Roman Catholic Church, but despite the Protestant and Separatist factions evolving in backlash to this head church, their ideals actually seem closer to the original Christianity than the Catholic Church does. Certainly more individualistic.</p>
<p>Idealistically, there would be differences, but realistically, there are none.</p>
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<p>so am i, but from what i have read they think that they were founded by jesus christ and st. peter? something like that?</p>
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<p>disclaimer, im a democrat. but i will be as unbiased as possible.</p>
<p>democrats favor a higher minimum wage, labor unions
democrats favor fiscal responsibility, but republicans dont necessarily believe that the budget should be balanced
democrats favor more judical power, but republicans favor limited judical review
democrats want universal affordable healthcare, but republicans feel that that is “socialized medicine” and generally prefer our current personal or employer-based system of insurance
relating to crime, most democrats focus on methods of prevention, like increased numbers of police officers, while generally republicans support harsher punishments for crimes (capital punishment, etc.)
democrats generally favor federal power, while republicans prefer limiting federal power and giving more power to the states.
most democrats support “reproductive rights” (access to birth control, abortion, etc) and gender equality, while republicans are more conservative on these issues. many republicans strongly oppose abortion but support birth control in general (pills, condoms).</p>
<p>anyway, thats what i could think of off the top of my head, and its 3 am, so i am going to bed. hope this helps.</p>
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Not Christ, but they believe Peter founded the Catholic Church because he was commanded to built the church on a rock or something like that, lol. Anyway, this is widely believed, but there’s no evidence that he was the first pope.</p>
<p>At least that’s what I remember from some far-away memory.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if we have “excessive partisanship” today? Can someone please point me in the right directions? </p>
<p>I have to relate the US to what George Washington said: “He denounced excessive partisanship, most especially when it took the form of political parties pursuing a vested ideological agenda or sectional interest groups oblivious to the advantages of cooperation.” </p>
<p>Thanks so much!!</p>
<p>“He denounced excessive partisanship, most especially when it took the form of political parties pursuing a vested ideological agenda or sectional interest groups oblivious to the advantages of cooperation.” </p>
<p>According to what George Washington said I would think we don’t have excessive partisanship because the parties are not “oblivious to the advantages of cooperation” but instead try to do their best to gain cooperation from the nation’s peoples. Rather, both of the parties aim to “manipulate and fix” their agendas to fit the people’s needs.</p>
<p>However, the Dems and Reps have behind it all their own “ideology” right? They still have a traditional way of doing things despite the opinions of the majority? How do people choose between the two? According to their websites, both of the parties seem to have pros…</p>
<p>Peter began by wandering through the Roman Empire and preaching…the actual institution of the Roman catholic church became official at the very end of the Roman Empire.</p>
<p>I’d say we definitely do have “excessive partisanship” as George Washington would see it because of our political party structure. Currently, we have two major parties that polarize the nation. Each party has is own interests, general and specific, and political decisions usually come down to partisan divisions in the citizenry and especially the legislature and Supreme Court. </p>
<p>The parties are, in my opinion and Washington’s presumably, very close to oblivious to the advantages of cooperation. They act as rival bodies, constantly negating each other and mudslinging come election time. I would not consider this “cooperation.”</p>
<p>I hope that helped a little.</p>
<p>Republicans smell better, but Democrats do it better.</p>
<p>Oh!</p>
<p>Just be careful. Here’s a few more definitions:</p>
<p>-paleoconservative- cut taxes, cut spending, don’t go into unjustified wars, and rely on tradition (constitution, religion, America, etc.)
-neoconservative-George Bush. cut taxes, high spending, borrow lots of money, wage unpopular, unjustified wars, disregard for tradition (constitution and laws)</p>
<p>-paleoliberalism- Welfare state which does not infringe on individual rights. Ideal system would be socialistic.</p>
<p>-neoliberalism- Taxing and spending to promote corporatism (helping of corporations). See Hillary Clinton’s healthcare plan.</p>
<p>So you see, the paleo verison of a party is much better. I’m libertarian BTW.</p>
<p>-libertarian- limited government which has only very few defined functions: obey constitution, maintain national defense, and diplomacy</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m also really a libertarian but I will usually support republicans not so much because I actually agree with their ideology, but Republicans seem to pose less of a danger to my freedom then Democrats. </p>
<p>Democrats would take away my guns and most of my paycheck which could happen, whereas republicans would rather undo seperation of church and state and undo my religious freedom which I feel is much less likely to happen.</p>
<p>Democrats and Republicans are each a mismash of ideologies from everything from moderates to fascists to communists. The party platforms change every few years, often completely revolutionizing the party and sending it in the opposite direction whenever the party leaders think the party platform is unpopular and needs change. (About every 20 yrs or so)</p>