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| 15 Jan 2016 09:27 AM |
Like I get what a Democrat and Republican is. They are like the two political parties in right?
Then what is a liberal? and what is a conservative? how do those two fit in with politics
and what is this "right wing" stuff.
I really don't understand.
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:29 AM |
honestly I don't blame you US politics are weird the electoral college system is also outdated af
"the problem is not the problem. the problem is your attitude towards the problem."
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:29 AM |
Google is right there man
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:30 AM |
Democrats are Liberals and the Left Wing, Republicans are Conservative and the Right Wing.
Obviously there's more political parties though, and stuff like that. You choose which side based on your beliefs.
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:34 AM |
If the terms on the internet weren't so complicated, then I wouldn't have wasted my time posting this on the forum
Conservative- "An aversion to rapid change; a belief that tradition and prevailing social norms often contain within them handed down wisdom; and mistrust of attempts to remake society so that it conforms to an abstract account of what would be just or efficient."
and like what does that have to do with politics, I can't seem to find how this and politics are related when I look it up on the internet
That's why I'm asking for someone here to explain it
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:36 AM |
Wait so overall Democrats are better right? I mean if they are liberal then it means that they are opened to more opinions and are more accepting of people with different beliefs?
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:37 AM |
:/
Conservatives (or republicans) don't want things to change. They want dru(g)s to stay illegal, they want guns to stay legal, they want g(r)ay marriage to be illegal. stuff like that. They believe people should have complete control over these things.
Liberals (or democrats) want change, and believe the people should be able to choose what they want.
Obviously, this has to do with politics because the person who is elected is going to be part of one of these parties, and their views and beliefs are going to affect laws and shinz.
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:37 AM |
Edit: Conservatives DON'T want people to have control over these things. and yes, democrats are better people.
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:38 AM |
then there's communism the lowest branch on the tree
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:38 AM |
But theoretically it should be the highest, if it worked.
Which it can't.
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:39 AM |
yeah, basically there's a reason the term "Better dead then red!" exists |
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:40 AM |
Liberals believe in change while conservatives believe in tradition. They fit into politics because the liberals want to change policies while conservatives want to keep them. Usually this deals with LGBT marriage and reproductive rights. Democrats tend to be liberal while Republicans tend to be conservative.
Right wing is another term for conservatives that are crazy, often bordering neo-N4z1. They're a minority among conservatives, fortunately. There is an opposite to this as well. Left wing often refers to the crazy liberals. I have trouble describing this one, since it can come in many forms. Both are often used disparagingly against people who may not even be that extreme.
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:41 AM |
bernie sanders is socialist which if he had any common sense at all would know socialism eventually degrades into communism
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| 15 Jan 2016 09:41 AM |
1- vote for bernsboy
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| 15 Jan 2016 10:18 AM |
Sounds as if the republican party is just plain up horrible in every aspect, I don't think that party shouldn't even exist imo
Which party does trump and hillary represent?
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| 15 Jan 2016 10:20 AM |
| im old enough to vote but i dont because i think all politicians are dumbasses as they think of the worst rules |
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