What are the different principles between republicans and democrats.?
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DEMS want more government involvement in everyone's life.  Higher taxes to pay for more govt. programs.  Believe the common person can't good decisions on their own.\n\nREPS was people to take care of them selves and not be dependant on the government. Seek minimalist role of federal govt.
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There are very few differences between the Dems and Reps, just a couple of policy issues. But basically they are the small percentage of the rich and powerful who will do anything to keep it that way. They are working together more then the public likes the believe and they want it that way, it keeps us divided rather then seeing the truth; that they are one party working for one goal.
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Well let's see...\n\n+Democrats support peace, not war, like Bush.\n+They believe in the more middle class American, while Republicans only care about the rich\n+The economy is 10x better when a Democrat is in power\n+Dems usually support gay marriage, because gay people are people too, and so are black people. \n+They also care about the environment, while Republicans couldn't care less\n+Democrats are usually pro-choice as far as abortion goes, but they are not pro-abortion.
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One of the most major differences (speaking more officially/ideologically, and leaving out de facto differences which are obvious enough today) is with respect to what the role of the state, and in particular the relationship of the state to individual liberty, should be. In general, republicans want as little government 'interference' as possible, and tend to be anti-taxation (to take one obvious example), on the grounds that 'It's my money and I should be free to do what I want with it; I know how to spend it better than the government does.' Democrats, on the other hand, tend to be more open to a system in which we all pay in, in the form of taxes, to fund social services like health care, education, and welfare.\n\nIf it clarifies things for you (or perhaps simply as a suggestion for further reading), I'd say that Robert Nozick, a libertarian, is a very good example of republican-style thought, whereas John Rawls would be much more of a democratic-style thinker -- major contrast between the two of them.
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The belief that things can only be one way: Our way is hardly unique to Republicans, it's a staple of modern American Political discourse in all parties.  Generally the more a party claims to be tolerant of other ideas, the less tolerant it actually is.  The concept of Compromise is completely alien to Congress these days.
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Democrat.  I believe in their values more than the republicans.  Also, republicans just whine about everything.  Also, Bush is the dumbest person on the face of the universe.  You could fit his library in a little corner.
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Sure the democrats are smarter than the republicans, but I would like to suggest anyone be an independent thinker instead of a party member. Each party has its pros and cons.
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If you are in the States, I believe you mean the Democrats.  Liberal is a political standpoint, like conservative.  Republican & Democrat are actually political parties.
753493
republicans crossed the line a long time ago.  They are so far over the line that they can't see it behind them with a telescope.\n\n\nthe difference between republican and Democratic dirty tricks is that when Democrats do it, it is one or two misguided individuals.  republicans do it on directives from the party.
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Contrary to popular belief both republicans and democrats care about this country, and care about its people.  They just have different views on how to best serve the people.  Democrats, in general, want to take care of everything.  They try to help people by creating programs.  They try to fix things.  The problem with this is this:  They often create more problems by getting envolved without really understanding what needs to be done to fix things.  Republicans take the opposite view.  They feel that the people can usually create solutions well enough if left alone.  If there is a need, someone will try to find a way to fill that need.  The problem with this:  Somethings really do need to be fixed.  I look at it as two extremes in parenting strategies.  The democrats are like the over protective parent that never lets the child do anything on their own, and never lets them learn the life lessons they need to.  This attitude in politics often leads to enabling people to stay in the situation they are in, and never want to change.  The republicans are more like the parent that loves their kid, but never really connects.  There is always some distance there.  This is the parent that always says "How do you expect them to learn?"  In families, this ends up with kids that often feel unloved and worthless.  In politics this ends with people feeling hopeless when they truly need help.  Both philosophies have merrit, but both are flawed.  \n\nWhile I am a registered Republican, I see some areas that NEED to be fixed.  Healthcare, for example.  I also see, however, the logic in helping large corporations to get larger.  When a major corporation is not growing it has to have "cut backs" that usually means 1,000s of people lose their jobs.  We always think about the few that are getting really rich, and look at it as evil, but we forget about the hundreds of thousands that have jobs at the corporation, and fail to look at that as good.
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It started as the Federalist party versus the Democratic Republicans.  Once the federalists dwindled into nothingness, the Democratic Republicans were left as a single party and it wasn't long until the liberals and conservatives within the group caused it to splinter into what is now known as the Democrats and the Republicans.  The names are arbitrary, its the ideology behind each (Reps = Cons, Dems = Libs)
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Democrats are liberals and they like gay marriages and abortion.\nRepublicans are conservatives but they like war just like the invasion of Iraq.
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What each party believes (generally) d= Democrats, r=Rep.\n\n-Political outlook: D(left-center, liberal) R(right-center, conservative)\n\n- Taxes: D(progressive, generally higher), R:(flat tax, lower)\n\n- War: D(generally dovish, but not always), R:(hawkish)\n\n- Abortion: D:(Pro-choice) R:(Pro-Life)\n\n- Religion (of followers): D:(Non-religious, new religions, Mainline protestants, Jews), R:(evangelicals, increasingly Catholic)\n\n-Race/region: D(Northeast, West coast, Midwest, urban, blacks, jews, ethnic) R:(south, west, whites, religious ethnic groups, rural)\n\n- Gun control: D(yes) R:(no)\n\n- In bed with ?: D(Feminist groups, ACLU, NOW, Unions, Lawyers) R(Religious Right, NRA, Big Business, Big Oil)\n\n-who cynics say runs the party: D("radical feminists, gays, blacks, psuedo-intellectual college types, maybe even {gasp} communists !") R(" Religious nuts, trailer trash, Halburton, Neo-cons, maybe even {gasp} fascists").
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It's what you believe in. Here are some things a democrat believes: \n\n    *  Believing that all people deserve to be treated with equal respect and dignity, regardless of gender, race, creed or sexual orientation.\n    * Believing that the right to bear arms is conditional.\n    * Believing that the government should be responsive and responsible.\n    * Believing that public schools work.\n    * Believing that we must preserve the environment now for generations to come.\n    * Believing that it is irresponsible for the government to cut financial aid while cutting aid to higher education.\n    * Believing that a woman has the right to make reproductive decisions.\n    * Believing that tax cuts for the wealthy should not take priority over tax cuts for the working class.\n    * Believing that religion does not belong in public schools.\n    * Believing that all children should have access to education and health care.\n    * Believing that equal work deserves equal pay.
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Democrats & Republican.
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Republicans and Democrats are just two sides of the same coin.  Republicans are pro gun anti abortion.  Democrats are anti gun, pro abortion.  Other than that it's all talk and smoke and infighting, they both serve their corporate masters.  When it comes to screwing over the working class and slowly taking away our freedoms it is bipartisan.
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Republicans. He didn't take a party label, but his principles were clearly Federalist. He certainly believed in a strong defense. I don't think any of our founding fathers would support most of the Dem social positions such as gay marriage & abortion.