Reply #285: THAT is the major difference I see between the 2 parties. [View All]

If you don't have the money to buy power, then you get no where with republicans. There is an innate fear of becoming a "have not" in the republican mind. Rendering them selfish and hateful. I think it all boils down to this fear with those folks. They'll walk over anyone to keep what they have and get more. People are what is important to democrats. It seems we have an innate compassion which overrides the fears we may have over having less or not enough. THAT is where we start. THEN, our decisions (about policy, etc) seem to arise from this compassion and the lack of fear one must have to begin to think logically and soundly.
The fear clouds their minds. Real moral values go out the window. That is why they seem so crazy to us. That is why they appear hypocritical. Their actions arise out of a scared place...not a thoughtful place.
I think a core value of Dem's is that we DO think and that is because we can! We seem to possess a different sort of "nature" from the republicans.
I'd like to know what others think about this.