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In reply to the discussion: The words "Democrat" and "Republican" are pretty much meaningless [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)The choice between the parties is a like choosing which cancer you want to die from. Dying is dying, but there is the question of how fast and how painful.
Also, where did I say "both parties are the same".
Please point that out. The only place I even come close to that is my explanation of how Ted Cruz sees Democrats.
Now, if you want to talk about the differences between specific Democrats, like say Al Franken and Kay Hagan, well then certainly, they are as different as night and day, but when you look at the parties as a whole it is Center-Right pro-business versus howling mad right-wing neo-fascists. A socially liberal Democrat doesn't do me much good when they are to the Right of Nixon on the security state, foreign policy and low taxes for the 1% and favor cutting unemployment, Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid.
What I wouldn't give to be able to vote for an Eisenhower Republican who believes in a 92% top tax rate and makes hippie remarks about the "military-undustrial complex".