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Originally Posted by Tasaio  Haven't the past eight years shown you that Republican = bad for America?
I expect your response will be "it's Bush, not the Republicans".
Sorry, but it doesn't all come down to Bush. Most Republicans today are idiots. The party today is not the same as the one Lincoln led.
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I'm disappointed that people on this forum ("for Smart People") would even consider voting Republican again. |
You make a good point, but I want to add a word of caution. A while ago I told a friend that I'd probably never vote for a Republican president, after all the things the Bush administration has done. He replied with something like "forever is a long time in politics". You've correctly mentioned Lincoln here. I think many people don't realize that back then, the Republican party was supporting African Americans (not just freeing them, but trying to offer as much protection and equality as possible). The Democrats back then were the racists, and controlled pretty much all of the American South. Things have changed significantly since then, and in the future perhaps Republicans will again be the more sensible party.
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Originally Posted by Tasaio Normally I take an open-minded stance...but it seems the Europeans are right. You Americans really are gullible, aren't you?  |
At least 51% of us are not very bright. That's how many voted for Bush in the second election. That number doesn't signify an overwhelming majority though. This is something that many non-Americans seem to not understand. At least half of the people in this country didn't vote for Bush and don't support him. At this point it's probably a lot more than half. Democracy doesn't require overwhelming support, only 51% of the vote... I leave you with the wise words of Winston Churchill.
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Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
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