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boston bean

(36,223 posts) Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:14 AM Mar 2017

Republicans want every man for himself. Democrats want somethings that are a shared societal

responsibility. Like health care.

How can you run a country where every man is for himself?

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Republicans want every man for himself. Democrats want somethings that are a shared societal (Original Post) boston bean Mar 2017 OP

In the words of a good evangelical Christian: Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #1

"Shared societal responsibility"??? Rollo Mar 2017 #2

Repubs are the anti-social party... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #3

too bad conservatives don't have the same standard for corporations...willing to send them taxpayers beachbum bob Mar 2017 #4

except they don't want every man for himself always. they only want that when it suits them. unblock Mar 2017 #5

That's close to what I was going to say MurrayDelph Mar 2017 #6

they define the worthy are those who need help the least, of course. unblock Mar 2017 #7

Jonny Appleseed

(960 posts)

1. In the words of a good evangelical Christian:

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:21 AM

Mar 2017

"That sounds like commie talk... "

Rollo

(2,559 posts)

2. "Shared societal responsibility"???

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:23 AM

Mar 2017

Isn't that the exact same as SOCIALISM???

(being sarcastic)

Wounded Bear

(58,706 posts)

3. Repubs are the anti-social party...

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:24 AM

Mar 2017

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

4. too bad conservatives don't have the same standard for corporations...willing to send them taxpayers

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:25 AM

Mar 2017

money and support their CEOs, executives and shareholders

this should be and always be the democratic rebuttal on conservativism....end ALL taxpayer welfare of business...eliminate ALL deductions, credits and subsidies...100%....

unblock

(52,317 posts)

5. except they don't want every man for himself always. they only want that when it suits them.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:28 AM

Mar 2017

when they discover or invent something (or abuse their power to coerce ownership of something from its creator) they want society to come together to create rules regarding copyrights and patents, to have courts and police to enforce their property rights.

they want society to come together and agree to tax the poor, to spend it all and then some on wasteful junk, mostly excess military capacity, for the profit of rich people.

but, yeah, when it comes to workers or people who can't find jobs or people who can't get food or healthcare?

yeah.

then, you're on you're own.

MurrayDelph

(5,301 posts)

6. That's close to what I was going to say

Reply to unblock (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:09 PM

Mar 2017

They want government to only help the worthy.

And THEY get to choose who is worthy.

unblock

(52,317 posts)

7. they define the worthy are those who need help the least, of course.

Reply to MurrayDelph (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 12:19 PM

Mar 2017

being in need, by definition, makes you unworthy. a lazy drag on the economy.
not being in need means you deserve great riches thrown upon you.

upside-down world they live in.

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