Im sure this is a dumb question but, difference between democrats and republicans?
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democrats used to stand for the working class - the tried and true american while the repiublicans for the "rich".  that, however is no longer the case.  the democrats stand for the hand outs - keeping people in the same rut instead of getting them off their butts and helping them up from the poverty or low income levels.  the republican's are now standing for what the dem's used too - conservative values.  i think to my grandfather - staunch union worker and democrat. he would be utterly dusgusted with the fact that the dem's are so liberal in the values and cut and run tactics in the war on terror.
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In a brief nutshell, today's Republicans (the Good Old Party, GOP) are characterised by a want for 'smaller' government, a more agile (not necissarily bigger) military, and a connection with (usually religious) blue-color 'everyman' workers.  They believe in a government that is reflective of overarching, 'home grown' family values, as can be best seen in their "Contract With America". Democrats are more for creating a social welfare society, and believe that goverment should play a more active role in daily life (though not necissarily intrusive).  Many people brand this party as being 'liberal', which is actually a fairly new designation considering many Democrats (also known then as Dixiecrats) were opposed to 'liberal' civil rights reforms in the 1960s.  Further, whereas Republicans target typically older citizens, Democrats tend to lean towards younger, educated professionals (for example yuppies) and are a favorite on college campuses.  Unfortunately, in today's America politics has become frieghteningly divisive.  We can't even have a hurricane (I cite Katrina) without people pulling out 'Repbulican this' or 'Democrat that'.  Further, the two parties aren't helping the matter either.  Whenever someone does something wrong (For example a Republican President or Democratic governor), it is suddenly the fault of the entire party, and not just that one person.  You seem educated enough to visit each party's website and read their platform.  Skip over anything with the word 'Iraq' or 'terror' in it (because these are in the spotlight, and are likely to be uselessly full of propogand) and instead read your opinions on issues that effect your daily life, such as public education, health care and taxes.  I think you (and many other people) would be surprised at how much the two parties actually agree on, but with different routes.
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the rules are different because democrats are different than republicans, didnt you know?\na democrat can stand on his head and tell the rest of the world is upside down, and everyone else will believe it.  if a republican does the same, he gets sued for teling everybody else what he thinks should be right.\nwhen a democrat accuses a republican of voter fraud, being unfair to somebody or a group of people, cheaing on something, or anything of that nature, its really what the democrats are doing.  when a republican does the same thing, the democrats say its slander and hate speech.\ndemocrats are allowed to be different because they know better than everybody else, and republicans are just a bunch of sticks in the mud from states where there is no common sense.\nlast but not least, dont forget, 5000 years of human evolution doesnt mean anything now that the democrats are in power, or will be, next year.
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Democrats are the party of tax and spend.  What is worse is the rhetoric about taxing the rich; but they will never define the rich.  Since its been proven only 1/2 of the nation even pays taxes and they pay it all they are obviously catering to the half that does not.  They hope by taxing the top 10 to 25% which is a lot of people that they can win the vast majority of those who don't pay and win elections.  \n\nThe Republicans cut taxes and have proven that cutting them spurrs economic growth.  It utlimately creates more revenue for the government then the higher taxes.  Problem is elected leaders from both parties just can't stop spending.  \n\nIMAGINE....cutting taxes and just freezing the spending for 5 years.  WOW..
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Republicans typically believe in smaller government with more control allotted to the states. They believe in promoting business and lower taxes. They favor less government spending (although you wouldn't know it given the current crop). They believe in self reliance and do not support large social programs.\n\nDemocrats favor more centralized control in the form of a larger federal government with less power to the states. They traditionally sponsor more social programs and do not believe in lower taxes. \n\nThese are generalized positions and do not properly reflect the parties, but are rather intended as an overview. If you want real information I suggest visiting their party websites and reviewing their platforms.\n\nRNC http://www.gop.com\nDNC http://democrats.org
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Democratic party philosophy vs. Republican party philosophy.
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Mainly Dems think it is the responsibility of the Government to take care of the people and Republicans believe the Governments job is to provide the people with the opportunity to take care of themselves. Most Republicans are more willing to help the person needing help on the side of the road, while Dems think it is the Governments job. A study released this week says that Conservatives give more to charities then Liberals.
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i'm going to attempt to answer this unbiasedly.\n\nthe simplest explanation i ever heard of the difference between the parties is that the republican party believes that the government is more important than the people (or a group of people or an individual), while the democratic party believes that the people are more important than the government.\n\nexamples:\nrepublican party believes in: pro-life, ban on gay marriage, pro big business (against unions, higher minimum wage, basically they are for anything that makes businesses more efficient and moneymaking for the company as a whole, with little regard for the employees), for capital punishment, lower taxes, smaller government (no social programs at all such as welfare or social security), bigger military, against affirmative action, for public displays of religion (as long as its christianity), tend to put much less emphasis on protecting rights and liberties such as freedoms of speech, expression, assembly, etc., and more along those lines.\n\nthe democratic party believes: pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, bigger social government (raises in government spending on welfare, education, social security, public services such as police and fire departments, etc.), drastic cuts in military, anti-big business (very pro-union and believe in protecting workers even at a corporation's expense), pro-affirmative action, anti-public displays of religion, against capital punishment, puts a much greater emphasis on protecting citizens rights with regard to free speech, religion, etc., and more along those lines.\n\nhope that helps.
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well without being to long winded about it basically the republicans are for smaller goverment, states rights, low taxes and generally fear change they like our laws the way the are.they live and die by the constitution. The Dems are for larger goverment more goverment involvement,sometimes higher taxes and tend to want to reform our laws they feel some are outdated and need looked at. When you ask about social issues typically your Republicans stand on the Conservative side of social issues like most are pro-life(but yet support the death penalty) against gay marriage and support gun rights. As for Dems they tend to support gay marriage, some are anti-gun and most are pro choice. hopes this helps and by the way Bush has been labled a Conservative but in reallity his views are more towards the center.
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The way I was explained that is that Democrats believe in welfare and other government aid but are usually more open-minded to towards social issues (like gay marriages). Republicans are more about people working hard for themselves without government aid (Capitalism, laissez faire, basically allowing companies to do what they want) but are less open to social issues.
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a republican is the elephant and the democrat is the donkey. I alway remember it this way: an elephant(to me) is considered a luxury animal:doesn't do a lot of work, just eats and gets fat. A donkey, on the other hand, is a hard-worker, gets little respect and earns his keep. A republican sterotypically is rich,is interested in big businesses, while a democrat is underpaid, and ready to make change for the better(can you tell which party I'm supporting this election?)
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The Redsters are far superior in selling a ticket.\n\nThe democrats only have one unifying element. They are not nor ever will they be Republican.\n\nGo big Red Go
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That seems to be a HUGE difference between Dems & Reps.
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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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The democrats generally support big business and seek to maintain the status quo - don't rock the boat. On the other hand the republicans generally support big business and would like things to stay pretty much the same - don't make waves. The two parties have taken over the election process and the national debates. Neither party will allow independent oversight for elections or independent candidates in any of the national debates.\n\nAbout 30% of Americans are registered democrat; about 30% are republican. Divide and rule is each party's motto.
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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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If you go back and review the begining of these parties you can see the differences.\n\nRepublicans tend to be more concerned about religion and commerce.\n\nDemocrats are more concerned about civil liberties and human rights.\n\nThe other parties dont fail to attract more voters, theyres simply variations of either rep. or dem. parties. Thats why theyre absorbed by them, and supported by them.\n\nIts simply just two school of thoughts. much like there are tw school of thoughts in any other aspect of life.