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Originally posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
However, on representation, I think the Republican party is a bit less fractured in the people they supposedly represent.
-Wayne
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Absolutely no question about this whatsoever. We've been over this. The Republican party is considerably more monochromatic. Considerably. "Conservative" implies a narrowness. In reality, there is a narrowness to their platform. "Liberal" implies a certain breadth. And their platform has this formidable challenge. It certainly bit them in the last few elections. It is VERY difficult for the Democratic party to settle on a platform, because that party is SOOOO diverse. Again, I am dumbfounded as to how the American people could have been fooled into thinking that the conservatives respect freedom and diversity. I know how that happened, but it still is a major head-scratcher for me. It is an oversimplification to say the least, but Republicanism and conservatism is WASP. Liberalism is all colors, religions, etc.
And yes, this makes the tension between immigration and unionism very challenging.
Oh, oh, oh......almost forgot. Somebody mentioned union contributions to political parties. Interestingly, my industry, construction, is fickle. Without a doubt, the Republican party is an enemy of unions and working people and a friend of business. Please don't be so naive or dishonest as to deny this. It's one of the clearest, most easily proven political brute facts and the reason I will oppose that party. Anyhoo......unions support the liberal party. But their construction members....carpenters, laborers, electricians, etc......have gun racks in their pickup trucks, anti-gay bumper stickers, can barely sign their name and they vote conservative. Even though it is contrary to their best interest. They've bought into the propanganda machine.