Is there any truth to the statement that the difference between

[Perky]

the left wing and the right wing is that

the Right Wing want to rule the country

And the Left Wing is more focused on ruling the Democratic Party.

[Perky]

1. Any care to wager the vots plit after 100 votes?

I think 60/40 will agree with the statement

[greyl]

7. I'll bet you a million dollars.

Ok? :)

[Perky]

8. sorry the betting window has been closed

LOL actually I just alerted the moderators.. and asked if they had diebold doing their poll tallies... add up the percentages??????

[greyl]

10. lol, dang - I just called my boss an asshole, too.

The voting totals add up here...
:shrug:

[Perky]

11. hah...now they are adding up to 100

Hmmm kind of make a guy wonder though.

[greyl]

2. The statement sounds nice at first, but it's excessively simplistic. nt

[daa]

3. I thini the RW

only care about making money for the top one percent while the dems seem to have a little something for everyone. RW is very selfish and greedy. I never really saw that until they controlled the entire government.

Like more tax cuts for the rich and cut medicare and education.

[porphyrian]

4. While I wouldn't say the statement is completely false...

...I would hope you could see a few more major, blatant differences, than that.

[Perky]

6. obviously (n/t)

[freestyle]

5. The difference is between serving people and ruling them.

Leftists are about doing the greatest good and serving people. Rightists are about power and control. So, leftists do not want to rule in any feudal sense, they want to use the government of the people and by the people to work for the people.

[sufrommich]

9. I think that's too simplistic.

I think what the extremes on both sides of the parties have in common is that they are arrogant in their belief that they know what's best for "the People",whether the people agree or not.I agree that this is a war based on a lie that we never should have been involved in,but I also believe there are good reasons to go to war.I believe neither the stepford wives of the right or the radical feminist of the left should attempt to define whether an individual womans choices are correct or incorrect.I think there should be a welfare safety net for the poor in this country and universal health care for all,but I also believe the government should play a very restrictive role in the lives of its people.I think what both extremes have in common is a very black and white view and an almost religious reverence for their political beliefs,when that happens,you begin to see people of differing views as heretics.I've seen both stripes,in droves,on both this board and Free Republic.

[LSdemocrat]

12. It's not a question about desire, but tactics

Republicans and Republican interest groups put far more effort into winning and try to resolve their ideological differences behind the scenes, whereas the Democratic groups are more likely to openly fight about ideology and unite almost behind the scenes to try and win elections.

[Perky]

13. So which is mor important to winning an election?

Doctrinal purity or selling out the base?

[sufrommich]

14. The Democratic party

is huge.It spans a large cross section of political philosophies with all agreeing on some very basic values,and at every point along the spectrum,you will meet people who say "they"are the base.In my opinion,I think the middle of the spectrum is the largest base.Doctrinal purity is in the eye of the beholder.

[LSdemocrat]

15. It's not an either or question

I'm just saying that Republicans tend to hide their differences behind closed doors, enabling them to put out a united front that helps them win elections.

Democrats tend to do the opposite. "Liberal" commentators publicly snipe about Democratic candidates. Candidates publicly scapegoat liberal interest groups. Interest groups demand public pledges on all sorts of issues from candidates. All of the above contribute to the sense that Democrats aren't united which helps us lose elections.

[Perky]

16. So I guess the operative question is how we overcome

this "weakness" and at the same time attract the unaligined and the apathetic.