What are some proactive policies Democrats have regarding running a country?
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Huh?...What? Ideas??? Why you must be some "repugnican" neo con to ask such a question!
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1) convincing the people who have not experienced it that it is a good thing.\n2) making sure that power mongers don't taint it or try to take it over.\n3) making sure the neighboring aggressive countries don't see it as a sign of weakness and attack.\n4) making sure the older democratic countries who are "helping out" don't stick their business all over your country.
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The majority of countries today are under democratic rule.  A few principal examples:  the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zeeland
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It's funny that you ask that, because lately I have noticed that Democrats seem more like Communists or Socialists than they did 50 years ago and they keep going farther that way. The problem is that, though founded on some utopian principles that seem appealing, it is not sustainable for any society.\n"you will not have to worry about food, clothing, housing, it will all be supplied by the government." Yeah, cause no one in USSR or China or Cuba had/has to worry about food, clothing or housing.\nNo, Democracy is the way to go. Vote Republican! :)
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Regardless of your personal party, it's important to have checks and balances. I think it's a great thing. Remember the saying "absolute power corrupts absolutely". Hopefully we can keep the corruption away and deal with the issues that will enhance the lives of everyday Americans.
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Democrats cant deal with real issues. they have to revert to tactics such as the BIG LIE, distortions, smears, creating scandals, diversionary tactics , fear-mongering, class war-fare and history revision
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Progressive democrat - tolerant, does not desire war,supports reproductive freedoms, not typically bound by religion\n\nLiberal: anything goes, wants change,weak foreign policy, lacks\nmorals,likes free stuff from government and they cry everytime they lose an election.
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The government is known for implementing programs and policies prior to getting the "kinks" out and prior to a proper analysis.  This applies to both democrates and republicans.  Both parties like to put "Band-Aids" on problems to make them temporarily go away.
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Democrats can do anything, just ask them.\n\nI wouldn't buy stock in their promises though!
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Democratic statement.
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"The Democratic Party is one of the two political parties forming a useless oligarchy in the United States."\n\nSorry, I'm very cynical. Perhaps you could choose one particular issue, such as their stance on abortion or the death penalty, and provide some background as to why they decided to be pro or con. Either that, or give a synopsis of their views on a few different issues and then provide an overall opinion of their mindset - that could be your opening line. Maybe you could try explaining why the Democrats seem to appeal more to the young.
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The Democrat Party has been taken over by the Left Wing.\nTheir goal is a socialist/communist nation.
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It will be an interesting challenge.  Many of the Democrats' supporters indeed are part of the anti-war hard left.  But the Democrats won in part because they ran more conservative candidates.  (The leaders are NOT moderates, though.)\n\nMinority parties can afford to be ideologically "pure."  Governing majorities have to juggle many warring factions.  The left may well end up grumbling about Pelosi, et. al.\n\nBut past experience indicates to me that the Democrats will overplay their hand.  But the Republicans' appearance of beng entrenched, bloated, corrupt spendthrifts more interested in holding office than in getting things done will linger.  A far cry from 1994.\n\nLots of chellenges here for everyone.  Maybe Bush pulled his punches too much in Iraq, thinking a major military operation to "clean out" the insurgents would sink the party.  I dunno.\n\nSince I'm on it, I think we see again how the Democrats and Republicans have different beliefs and spoke to different audiences.  Democrats thought the war was unnecessary and said things - comparing our troops to Naxis, etc. - meant for domestic consumption but picked up and exploited by our enemies.  Bush knows we are at war - his "stay the course" rhetoric was meant to show our enemies that we had resolve, but played domestically like he was arrogant and out of touch with the American people.  Bush lost the public relations war.\n\nMy big concern is defense.  I hope the Democrats don't force a retreat, and cripple our national security.  I fear they will, given their rhetroric, signalling weakess to our allies and enemies.  (Either that, or they will grudgingly support more of Bush's policies now that they are in power, having merely used the anti-war groups cynically to get votes.)  A Democrat program to "stop the killing" in Iraq and hobble surveillance programs having nothing to do with Iraq could lead to many, many more American lives lost in the long run than a policy of strength would.\n\nI hope I'm wrong.  But I have grave fears for the future.  I hope we don't look back at this election as a "Neville Chambrerlain" moment.\n\nThen again, it was hard for many conservatives and others to take Bush entirely seriously on homeland security when he seemed so lax on our own borders.\n\nJust some honest, rambling thoughts from a long-winded conservative.\n\nWhat happens next?  Time will tell . . . \n\nPS  I have to add - I think the people have spoken, and we have to respect that.  but I do fear for my country when I read all the idiotic posts here - "Bush caused 9/11," "Bush is in cahoots with the oil companies," etc.  What are they teaching kids these days?  Unbelievable.
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The statements of policy that a political party claims it will implement if elected.
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Consult these guys http://www.democrats.org/
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Duh, the Democratic Party has always had as their core social issues. Sorry it had to be generalized but it is true. The basic party platform is to use funding of government, not on military and big business, but on social programs.
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The democrats views should not be criticized. The common problem with politics today is that instead of giving helping and constructive criticism, we just say mean things to each other. Dreadful.