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lunatica

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11. I think the fundamental difference is in how each party thinks of Democracy
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 04:38 PM
Feb 2020

Democrats believe that Democracy means equality for everyone on all levels, from personal rights to the social benefits of education, freedom from want and pursuing happiness.

Republicans believe that Democracy is Capitalism where wealth as well as the means of acquiring it Is guaranteed as The basic Democratic freedom. That works best when wealth can be amassed at the expense of those who don’t deserve it because they’re a drag on Democracy. And any funds spent on the lazy needy are wasted on them and should be directed towards those people who deserve them. The poor should just live in the squalor of their poverty like third world countries. If you’re rich then you deserve Democracy (Capitalism). If you’re poor you don’t deserve Democracy (wealth) because god does not favor you. The fact that you’re rich is how god shows he favors you. It is a closed circle.

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I think the fundamental difference is in how each party thinks of Democracy lunatica Feb 2020 #11
I agree. H2O Man Feb 2020 #12
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