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Related: About this forumThom Hartmann: There's a Major Difference in the Two Party Platforms
So looking at these two platforms - how can anybody possibly say there's no difference between Republicans and Democrats? Republicans want to outlaw pornography, Democrats want to legalize marijuana. Republicans want to get rid of the minimum wage, Democrats want everyone to receive AT LEAST a living wage. Republicans want to deny global warming and teach creationism in schools, Democrats want to move forward with stem cell research and help us again graduate world-class scientists. Republicans want to throw women in jail who get raped and want an abortion, Democrats support a woman's right to choose. Republicans want fat cats to pay no income tax, Democrats want rich people to pay more and working people to pay less. Republicans want more Shoot First laws, Democrats believe healthcare is a more basic human right than gun ownership. The point is - it's easy to get frustrated - and even despair over - our nation's current two-party system. It's true corporations have far too much influence in both. But - there are still monumental differences between the two parties, with one party - the Republicans - trying to take America back to the days of the Puritans, witch-burnings, and feudalism. And the other party - the Democrats - trying to move the nation forward with science, equal rights for all, and a strong social safety net. Just a little something to think about with the elections looming a few months away.
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Thom Hartmann: There's a Major Difference in the Two Party Platforms (Original Post)
thomhartmann
Jun 2012
OP
somehow I think it's unlikely that the party can run a campaign based on its championship of
MisterP
Jun 2012
#1
Don't overlook another difference re the pending "free-trade" agreement.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#2
MisterP
(23,730 posts)1. somehow I think it's unlikely that the party can run a campaign based on its championship of
marijuana and enmity toward Wall Street...
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)2. Don't overlook another difference re the pending "free-trade" agreement.
Rmoney wants it signed as soon as possible:
Trans-Pacific negotiations have been taking place throughout the Obama presidency. The deal is strongly supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the top lobbying group for American corporations. Obama's Republican opponent in the 2012 presidential elections, Mitt Romney, has urged the U.S. to finalize the deal as soon as possible.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/obama-trade-document-leak_n_1592593.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/obama-trade-document-leak_n_1592593.html
In contrast, the Administration wants to have it signed later.