Dean vomits more rhetoric
Republicans are "pretty much a white, Christian party" according to Howard Dean. I guess being a Republican who is not Christian puts me in the sliver opposite the "pretty much" part, but he is almost right. Just leave out the white part. Of course that would make it hard to be so divisive and would hamper their race-baiting. Dean says that Democrats are more diverse. Really? So the Democratic Party is pleased and proud to have people with the following values:
anti: abortion, affirmative action, gay marriage, entitlements and
pro: abstinence teaching, Iraq war, tax cutting, capitalism, death penalty, personal responsibility?
Yeah, I thought not. Democrats are like Republicans in that way. They welcome those with similar views, regardless of race or sex. The amount of influence and power that conservative women and minorities have under Bush should prove that out, but that evident truth is hardly useful to Democrat power grabbing, so back to race-baiting. But who can blame the Democrats? Hispanics have begun to vote along ideological rather than racial lines, making it somewhat harder for Democrats to win elections. If black people were to do the same, where would that leave the Democratic party? Whites already vote on ideology (for the most part), so the vote grabbing will be mostly one way. If one pays attention to one's history books, you see Republicans founded as an anti-slavery party. You see Democrats attempting to filibuster civil rights legislation, and Republicans voting for it in larger numbers than Democrats. As minorities become more affluent and begin to worry more about building upon and passing on to their children what they have accomplished, they will vote Republican more often. It is already happening to some extent. If you believe that, then which party truly has a greater interest in keeping minorities downtrodden? Essentially, "I feel your pain, and it's not your fault, so vote for me because help begins in Washington DC" trumps "Let's openly talk about and solve your problems, it begins at home". Just ask Bill Cosby.
It may be safe to say Democrats are today more racially diverse, but they are not more ideologically diverse. I can name some Republicans who have some fairly liberal social views, and they are prominent enough in the party that a first name will suffice. Arnold or Rudy ring a bell (first names have to do anyway, because I'm too lazy to look up how to spell their last names)? How many conservative Democrats are so prominent in their party? One such Democrat (though I'm not sure how prominent he was in his party), a senator, spoke at our convention. Would the Democrats, in their infinite diversity, have welcomed Zell Miller so openly at their own convention?
anti: abortion, affirmative action, gay marriage, entitlements and
pro: abstinence teaching, Iraq war, tax cutting, capitalism, death penalty, personal responsibility?
Yeah, I thought not. Democrats are like Republicans in that way. They welcome those with similar views, regardless of race or sex. The amount of influence and power that conservative women and minorities have under Bush should prove that out, but that evident truth is hardly useful to Democrat power grabbing, so back to race-baiting. But who can blame the Democrats? Hispanics have begun to vote along ideological rather than racial lines, making it somewhat harder for Democrats to win elections. If black people were to do the same, where would that leave the Democratic party? Whites already vote on ideology (for the most part), so the vote grabbing will be mostly one way. If one pays attention to one's history books, you see Republicans founded as an anti-slavery party. You see Democrats attempting to filibuster civil rights legislation, and Republicans voting for it in larger numbers than Democrats. As minorities become more affluent and begin to worry more about building upon and passing on to their children what they have accomplished, they will vote Republican more often. It is already happening to some extent. If you believe that, then which party truly has a greater interest in keeping minorities downtrodden? Essentially, "I feel your pain, and it's not your fault, so vote for me because help begins in Washington DC" trumps "Let's openly talk about and solve your problems, it begins at home". Just ask Bill Cosby.
It may be safe to say Democrats are today more racially diverse, but they are not more ideologically diverse. I can name some Republicans who have some fairly liberal social views, and they are prominent enough in the party that a first name will suffice. Arnold or Rudy ring a bell (first names have to do anyway, because I'm too lazy to look up how to spell their last names)? How many conservative Democrats are so prominent in their party? One such Democrat (though I'm not sure how prominent he was in his party), a senator, spoke at our convention. Would the Democrats, in their infinite diversity, have welcomed Zell Miller so openly at their own convention?
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