Republicans and Democrats

I spent a lot of time today analyzing what accounts for the conflicts between our political parties. I wanted to know what makes them so drastically different, and the best explanation i could find was this response i got on yahoo answers.

The answerer gave a profile of the type of person that inhabits each party, and from this it is pretty easy to see what makes the viewpoints of each party so conflicting.

From this answer i've come to the conclusion that both parties are hypocritical, scheming, Tartuffes. They both lay claim to honorable principals, but in reality our government no longer governs for the people by the people.

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After much consideration, I would compare them this way...and please understand that I use extremes to illustrate the point...

Imagine two families....one Republican, one Democrat.

The Republican family is headed by the father. The mother is a stay at home mom of five children. Dad works as a banker, brings home the money and, as such, has the last word as the 'provider'. He takes his family to church every Sunday, and they sit - as an upstanding family in the church - in the same pew every week. They follow the bible's teachings, and as such, believe that abortion is wrong. Dad is a strong patriot...he believes in his country, right or wrong. He has a gun at home, and will use it to defend his family. He does not want the government to get overly involved in his family life, and doesn't believe that he should be over-taxed, just so that his hard earned money can be handed out to worthless hippies who are too lazy to get a job. He pays his mortgage on time, he is always current with his bills and he believes that everyone should do the same.

In the Democrat's household, the parents are 'partners'. They may even be same sex partners. They have children as well, and raise them the best way they know how. There aren't as many rules in the house, and the children are encouraged to think for themselves. They encourage the children to respect everyone else's views...even if they don't actually believe them. They are pro-choice and don't necessarily feel that the church should influence the way they think. They want a peaceful world, where everyone is fed, has access to free healthcare and safe and happy. Not always terribly sensible, but they are humanitarians...and they believe that everyone should share in the providing for others. In essence...they are a very liberal family...some might call them hippies

One is red and one is blue. That's really all there is.

democrats want to help people and republicans want to help people help themselves