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Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)
21. Well, it is a GOP program, it has simply been re-branded as Democratic, like most of the GOP laws
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 01:01 PM
Apr 2012

Our party has been passing as Democratic these days.

The problem is one of re-branding, the "new" Democrats all suckle at the teet of the Heritage Foundation and the US Chamber of Commerce, they promote GOP ideas, hence the confusion when they call these ideas and the legislation they spawn Democratic.

Their party have been proposing things that have moved so far right from the GOP of 10 years ago that I believe they would qualify as Fascist Ideas, hence the confusion when they call these fascist ideas and Legislation Republican.

If you wish to be aware of the options in any realistic way it helps to understand that our party is now what the GOP was around 1993, and the Republicans have gone insane, there is no option anymore for what people above the age of twenty would call Democratic.

Your only options are the center right "new" Democratic party AKA paleo-Republican party, or a blossoming new fascist party, that claim to be Republicans.

Many are still confused and think there is a left or even center left option, there is not, but they will use the old rhetoric to get elected before going all center right to right wing on us.

It is the new political reality, short of taking the party back from conservatives, the only answer is a new party to replace the Democratic party we lost, they actively make a third party as much as a non possibility as they can so that the Conservatives on both sides can get on with the business of helping only big business.

race to the top is not a republican program. sorry bout that nt msongs Apr 2012 #1
Please do not puncture our delusions. It's offensive. Karmadillo Apr 2012 #14
Well, it is a GOP program, it has simply been re-branded as Democratic, like most of the GOP laws Dragonfli Apr 2012 #21
Another good piece DonCoquixote Apr 2012 #2
The Original Program Was Initiated By The GOP. And Obama Wrong About Not Ending It. TheMastersNemesis Apr 2012 #3
"I Bog Mistake?" Systematic Chaos Apr 2012 #5
Do you have evidence of any of this? Because it appears to be mostly nonsense that you made up RZM Apr 2012 #4
My grandmother was a teacher between 1920 and 1925 Daphne08 Apr 2012 #19
I'm sure you're right about that RZM Apr 2012 #28
I get so sick of these posts that IGNORE Democratic complicity. woo me with science Apr 2012 #6
.. G_j Apr 2012 #8
ditto inna Apr 2012 #9
Imagine what our educational system would look like if religious conservatives had their way. DCBob Apr 2012 #13
Imagine what our country would look like woo me with science Apr 2012 #15
Presidents usually stay out of state and local law enforcement issues. DCBob Apr 2012 #16
Well, that was non-responsive. woo me with science Apr 2012 #20
If my response was non-responsive... DCBob Apr 2012 #27
Amen. n/t ihavenobias Apr 2012 #22
Obama and Duncan have done more damage to public schools than any Republican could dream of doing lutefisk Apr 2012 #23
I'm in the process of becoming one now Anser Apr 2012 #7
Thank you for your service to our country! SunSeeker Apr 2012 #12
+1,000 freshwest Apr 2012 #18
What exactly do you teach? hfojvt Apr 2012 #9
"until they got married" -- they probably weren't allowed to teach after marriage. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #11
The other thing you didn't mention.... AnneD Apr 2012 #17
If a student brought knitting needles to school nowadays datasuspect Apr 2012 #24
Well, they do handcuff children as young as six now, and you will have threads hidden Dragonfli Apr 2012 #25
Exactly.... AnneD Apr 2012 #26
According to the Republicans .. AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #29
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