What's the difference between Democratic, Republican, Liberal Government?
This is something I've always wondered. In Australia the two main ones are Liberal (for rich/upper class) people and the Labor Party (for lower/working class) people. I know I could Google it but it'll be pages of explanations. I'm after a "dumb down" version.
Feel free to add other parties as well.
Thanks in Advance
11 Answers to "What's the difference between Democratic, Republican, Liberal Government?"
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POLITICS FOR DUMMIES:
FASCISM:
You have two cows. State takes both of them and sell you milk.
NAZISM:
You have two cows. State takes both of them and shoot you.
BUREAUCRACY:
You have two cows. State takes both of them, kills one and spills the milk down the drain.
DEMOCRAT / SOCIALIST (Same thing these days...)
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. The government takes one and
gives it to someone else. Barbara Streisand sings for you.
REPUBLICAN
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So what?
COMMUNIST
You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is
expensive and sour.
CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.
FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good.
TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's
private parts. Then you kill them and claim a US bomb blew them up while they were in the hospital.
IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send radio tapes of their mooing.Like (2)
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I actually laughed out loud. I'd say bureaucracy is 'you have two cows. State takes both, counts their hair, and throws exactly 17/19ths down the drain, the returns the remaining 2/19ths eleven weeks later with maggots in it along with a giant stack of paper'. Also: LIBERTARIAN You have seven cows, and your neighbor has four because you live in a good neighborhood. You feel slightly guilty about the children in Africa who have none, so you give one to them, but you are extremely annoyed when the government tried to take them to give them to the children in America themselves. SOVIET UNION Lenin: You have two cows. The government takes them, then shoots you for not being Marxist enough. The milk is supposedly provided to you, but by the time you're first in line, it's all gone. Stalin: You have half a cow left. The government shoots you and takes the half-cow. It is universally understood that you did not actually do anything wrong and that the government ate the half-cow. Brezhnev: You have zero cows. A guy with a speech impediment and one giant shoulder decorated with pictures of Lenin orders the KGB to shoot you. SOCIALISM You have two cows. The government takes them and makes you milk them for work. You get paid, but your profit margin is way smaller. When you go to the store, you buy the milk you spent all day milking. ISRAEL In Israel: You have three cows. Government takes the two bulls and sends them to war. 0.001 dies. Outside of Israel: You have five cows. You call Israel Aretz-Yis'rael. You are extremely loyal to your country, but a bit miffed that they provide a counter-example to all your arguments about cows because of being creepily loyal. Outside of Israel — Arab states: You have a cow. You give it a suicide vest and send it to Israel. SOMALIA You have two cows. Your neighbor tries to shoot you to get the cows, but sine you have more cows than him, you shoot him first. You are happy because nobody in the neighboring country has any cows at all. INTERNET LIBERTARIAN: You have two cows. You invest one in a startup. It fails. You work for BitTorrent for a while until you have two cows again. You invest one in a startup. It fails. You work for Google for a while until you have three cows. You invest two in a startup. It fails. You work for Netflix for a while until you have four cows. You invest three in a startup. It fails. You work for Facebook for a while until you have five cows. You take Zuckerberg's idea and invest all five in a startup. It works. You have a hundred cows.Like (1)
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Democrats are socialist.
Republicans are trying to mind their own business.
There's the middle ground.Like (1)
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The Republican party in America stands for traditional marriage, low tax rates, free trade, ant-abortion, pro death penalty, strong national defense, no welfare state.
The Democratic party in America stands for high taxes on the rich, acceptance of all people, a weak military and a bevy of social programs.
Liberalism is an ideology. Liberals reside primarily in the democratic party. Their stances are for gay marriage, support abortion rights, support free health care, believe in global warming, support high taxes and support most world organizations et al.Like (1)
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I will ATTEMPT to answer this. I may need to get some information from the internet to help me do this.
1. Democratic. Democracy is supposedly the fairest system, in which people vote in the party which they think has the best policies/aims for the country/state.
2. Republican. A Republic is run similarly to a Democracy (I think) in which a representative is elected into power. Though, a Republic does not have a monarchy, and I think they also do not have certain other figures that are included in many modern Democratic states/countries.
3. Liberal. Liberalism is an idea based on equality and liberty. The idea is that the state will be run fairly, with free elections, civil rights, freedom of the press and free trade (many more also).
DO NOT quote me on this. I am not a politician. >.<Like (1)
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I used to think the difference was that the Dems believed if you took care of the people then the money would follow and the Reps believed if you took care of the money then the people would follow. Now I don't think there is much difference between them, it's all about whose rich friends will get even richer.
I don't think it is possible to have a "liberal" government in America now. America has lost its heart and soul to the forces of greed.Like (1)
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i dont really care - it doesnt interest me - we are all divided and it is just going to continue on the same path - seeing it this way is going to create division
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Nothing really. There used to be a lot of difference but the gap is narrowing every year. That's why there are so many jumping ship for the other side, according to who's in power.
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If you do look it up, you'll find that the terms "Liberal" and "Conservative" have been politically spun the the point that they bear little resemblance to their original meanings. In conclusion, if you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes accepted as true.
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The labels. Corporations have bought all of them out with campaign funding.
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republican=rich
democrat=working class (sort of)
liberal=things that would actually work but no one caresLike (1)
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Are you sh!tting me?
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Best Answer (Chosen by Voting):
Posted by toughchick Jan 22nd, 2013 at 2:59PM
democrat=liberal
republican=conservative
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Reply by thisisashittyusername Jan 22nd, 2013 at 3:01PM
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Reply by Hatter4 Jan 25th, 2013 at 5:25PM
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