Could Use A Little Help

[GAB99]

well i woud really love to stop the tv and my brain from confusing me any longer so here it goes

in REALLY easy to understand terms what are (this is very pathetic i know):

democrats-plz dont say donkey

republicans-plz dont say elephant

liberals

conservatives

social democrats

christian democrats

please help im getting either completedly lenghty or conflicting results just need the basics and maybe ask a few Qs

 

[Bignose]

Just a note to anyone else who may post, be on your best behavior in this. We haven't done too bad in the UK election thread, so let's keep up the good work in this one, too. We don't want to ban topics on politics, and certainly don't want to have to re-close GC, so we just need to keep these threads respectful. Thanks, Bignose

"Democrat" and "Republicans" are just he names of the two main political parties in the US. The Democratic party tend to be more liberal, and the Republican party tends to be more conservative. There hasn't been a significant third party in quite a long time in the US. The word choice "tends to be" is important, because any individual member of the party may have different beliefs on specific issues, and sometimes even the entire party can take a different view on some issues.

"Liberals" (also known as leftist) tend to be more about attempting to equalize people today, especially the disadvantaged. That is, they tend to be larger proponents of "social justice" reforms, and social welfare. Projects like welfare, unemployment, and subsidized health care, for example. Because of their leaning toward projects like that, they tend to necessarily be in favor of higher taxes (to have the money to fund those projects, and to help "level" the field between what they see as the advantaged rich and the disadvantaged poor) and big government, which has to run these programs.

"Conservatives" (also known as rightist) tend to be more about attempting to give all people an equal chance to start, but then firmly believe that what each person makes of themselves is earned and therefore should be kept. They would be more in favor of subsidizing schools so that every person has that same chance at an equal education. However, they would be against higher taxes, and against social welfare programs -- because if each person is given the same initial point, what happened since then is on them. Conservatives also tend to be larger supporters of businesses, and in capitalism in general -- they believe that large businesses means more jobs for more people and everybody is better off.

Social democrats are just people with liberal leanings that embrace the tenants of socialism more closely. You can look up what a socialist government is versus a capitalistic government -- they share little common ground. Christian democrats are democrats that follow the Christian religion.

I would strongly suggest you find a good textbook on politics or political science; it will discuss these concepts in much greater detail. The few paragraphs above really don't due either side any justice at all, as almost every single topic is more complicated than just a few lines.

 

[GAB99]

Just a note to anyone else who may post, be on your best behavior in this. We haven't done too bad in the UK election thread, so let's keep up the good work in this one, too. We don't want to ban topics on politics, and certainly don't want to have to re-close GC, so we just need to keep these threads respectful. Thanks, Bignose

"Democrat" and "Republicans" are just he names of the two main political parties in the US. The Democratic party tend to be more liberal, and the Republican party tends to be more conservative. There hasn't been a significant third party in quite a long time in the US. The word choice "tends to be" is important, because any individual member of the party may have different beliefs on specific issues, and sometimes even the entire party can take a different view on some issues.

"Liberals" (also known as leftist) tend to be more about attempting to equalize people today, especially the disadvantaged. That is, they tend to be larger proponents of "social justice" reforms, and social welfare. Projects like welfare, unemployment, and subsidized health care, for example. Because of their leaning toward projects like that, they tend to necessarily be in favor of higher taxes (to have the money to fund those projects, and to help "level" the field between what they see as the advantaged rich and the disadvantaged poor) and big government, which has to run these programs.

"Conservatives" (also known as rightist) tend to be more about attempting to give all people an equal chance to start, but then firmly believe that what each person makes of themselves is earned and therefore should be kept. They would be more in favor of subsidizing schools so that every person has that same chance at an equal education. However, they would be against higher taxes, and against social welfare programs -- because if each person is given the same initial point, what happened since then is on them. Conservatives also tend to be larger supporters of businesses, and in capitalism in general -- they believe that large businesses means more jobs for more people and everybody is better off.

Social democrats are just people with liberal leanings that embrace the tenants of socialism more closely. You can look up what a socialist government is versus a capitalistic government -- they share little common ground. Christian democrats are democrats that follow the Christian religion.

I would strongly suggest you find a good textbook on politics or political science; it will discuss these concepts in much greater detail. The few paragraphs above really don't due either side any justice at all, as almost every single topic is more complicated than just a few lines.

Thank you SO much bignose, tbh thats what i thought but it was too confusing hehe

lol imo this pathetic for me i just finished european history and i had no idea about the politics part


if anybody can provide more info on left vs right id love it,unfortunatley i cant buy a textbook, wish i could though lol


and like bignose's 1st paragraph i aggree this is more of defining the 2 not arguing about it

 

[Bignose]

if anybody can provide more info on left vs right id love it,unfortunatley i cant buy a textbook, wish i could though lol

There has to be library you can go to. They will have many (many, many) books about politics. I'd just as the librarian for some help finding about about the political system, and not "politics" per se. That is, you don't want a book from Rush Limbaugh or Al Franken preaching about why they are correct and everyone else is wrong. If you explain what you want, they should be able to help you quickly.

Do be careful about reading too much online. There are quite a lot of political wackos on the Internet. And, some of them are pretty good about disguising their motives and disguising their biases unless you know to look out for them. That's why I'd recommend a textbook that will generally be pretty neutral. And, again, don't discount your local library -- if they don't have a book you want, you can always do an inter-library loan to get the one you want. My library will get any book that is in any public library in the world for $1. And I can keep it for over a month. That is truly amazing to me, and just reiterates the fact that if you really want knowledge, it is there to be learned.

 

[hughessomefish]

the right side vs.the left side.

In ways this is the u.s politics


normally and I say very normally the right and left side has the complete opposite views.


Say for example Heath care reform right = against it

Left = for it


But some issues there are people on both sides who agree on an issue.

If you want to educate yourself on politics you should read about current political issues make sure the article is not bias (one sided)

And come up with your conclusion and where you want to be.

I did this 2 years back and found my views are liberal I am a democrat.

hope i could help.