Rep vs. Dem Differences

In an on-the-air (*) broadcast, a BBC announcer was trying to explain the
difference between the Republicans and the Democrats to his British audience.

"The Republicans are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives.
The Democrats are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives."

(*) "on-the-AIR" makes this on-topic {;-)

Jim


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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Jim Weir wrote:


In an on-the-air (*) broadcast, a BBC announcer was trying to explain the
difference between the Republicans and the Democrats to his British audience.

"The Republicans are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives.
The Democrats are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives."

(*) "on-the-AIR" makes this on-topic {;-)

I was thinking about something similar, watching US Presidential stuff &
recalling our recent Canadian federal election - and, basically, the US
doesn't have a left wing the way Canadians or Europeans would understand
it!

For all the Republican ranting about 'leftist socialists', if Kerry
moved to Canada, even our most rightwing mainstream party, the
Conservatives, wouldn't have him. He'd be way off in right field all by
himself, even with the Conservatives.

And Kerry is the 'left' in the US Presidential race. Imagine where
this leaves W... (goosestepping rapidly over the horizon, possibly...)

It's part of the problem, I think, with international relations - US
politics is skewed so far right that the rest of us just can't relate
anymore.

Brian.

"Brian Burger" wrote in message
ia.tc.ca...

It's part of the problem, I think, with international relations - US
politics is skewed so far right that the rest of us just can't relate
anymore.

Brian.

Of course it never occurs to those on the left that they have swerved to the
far left and that it causes them to see anyone to the right of Joe Stalin as
an extreme conservative. Because the politics of Canada and Europe have
skewed so far left for so long, and they have such parochial views, they are
incapable of tolerating anyone that dares to lightly drag their feet in the
rush toward socialism. Luckily, nobody depends on Canada or Europe for
their security.

--
Scott

"I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he
excites among his opponents." - Sir Winston Churchill

"tscottme" wrote in message
...

Of course it never occurs to those on the left that they have swerved to
the
far left and that it causes them to see anyone to the right of Joe Stalin
as
an extreme conservative. Because the politics of Canada and Europe have
skewed so far left for so long, and they have such parochial views, they
are
incapable of tolerating anyone that dares to lightly drag their feet in
the
rush toward socialism. Luckily, nobody depends on Canada or Europe for
their security.


LOL...

Of course it never occurs to those on the right that they have swerved to
the
far right and that it causes them to see anyone to the left of Rush Limbaugh
as
an extreme liberal.

....etc...


--
*** A great civilization is not conquered from without until it
has destroyed itself from within. ***
- Ariel Durant 1898-1981

"Icebound" wrote in message
.rogers.com...

LOL...

Of course it never occurs to those on the right that they have swerved
to the far right and that it causes them to see anyone to the left of Rush
Limbaugh as an extreme liberal.


Bot those on the right haven't swerved to the far right. Today's
"conservatives" are to the left of the "liberals" that founded the USA.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
ink.net...


Bot those on the right haven't swerved to the far right. Today's
"conservatives" are to the left of the "liberals" that founded the USA.



Pardon me if I find it a little bizarre that we would compare the societal
values of 21st century civilization, with the societal values of 1776.


--
*** A great civilization is not conquered from without until it
has destroyed itself from within. ***
- Ariel Durant 1898-1981

"tscottme" wrote in message ...
"Brian Burger" wrote in message
...Luckily, nobody depends on Canada or Europe for
their security.

Well, aside from all the Canadians and the Europeans that is. grin

-Malcolm Teas

"Malcolm Teas" wrote in message
m...
"tscottme" wrote in message
...
"Brian Burger" wrote in message
...Luckily, nobody depends on Canada or Europe for
their security.

Well, aside from all the Canadians and the Europeans that is. grin

Hardly. The Canadians and Europeans depend on the US for their security.
They provide token forces, but nothing anywhere near what they would have to
do if they were fully responsible for their own security.

C J Campbell wrote:

Hardly. The Canadians and Europeans depend on the US for their security.
They provide token forces, but nothing anywhere near what they would have to
do if they were fully responsible for their own security.

Perhaps the amount they spend on security is quite adequate. Who's going to attack
them?

George Patterson
If you want to know God's opinion of money, just look at the people
he gives it to.

Hardly. The Canadians and Europeans depend on the US for their security.
They provide token forces, but nothing anywhere near what they would have
to
do if they were fully responsible for their own security.

Which is precisely by design, and is precisely the way we wanted it to be.

You want a heavily armed Canadian military on our northern border? You want
a militarized Europe again? Probably not.

One thing many people forget is that the U.S. set up the world this way
quite purposefully, after World War II. The thought was that it was better
to keep our troops in forward bases, and fight the next war "over there"
rather than waiting for it to come "over here." We firmly limited the size
of the former Axis' powers militaries, and created NATO in order to protect
Europe.

At first the Europeans chafed under the "restrictions" -- but over time they
discovered that they could really live it up, with all that disposable
income from their former military budgets.

We bought the peace, but at an incredible price to our own people.
--
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