The US Republican Party - A Threat To The World?
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Joe Hutch
Mate of the bloke
Is this you being schizophrenic?
maxflinn
pfm Member
maxflinn
pfm Member
Sorry I should have phrased it better but hopefully folk will get the point.
Steven Toy
Accuphase newbie
Yes they are a threat to world peace.
Done! That was not hard, now was it?
Max,
Your poll is fine and very straightforward for all but the willfully obtuse.
Done! That was not hard, now was it?
Max,
Your poll is fine and very straightforward for all but the willfully obtuse.
jackbarron
Chelsea, London
tones
Tones deaf
Cloth-Ears
pfm Member
There are actually elements in the Republican party who are good for world peace. There are many who see themselves as conservatives who avoid the party and share their minority views. Unfortunately they are minority views ( or positions ) in terms of most of the party politicians.
In the main the picture is really bad. A big part of the problem is the way politicians in the US are so beholden to corporate and other special interests ( e.g. banking, arms industry, AIPAC ). Many Democrat politicians are as bad because of a combination of the same legalised corruption and because of fear of looking weak against Rep rivals.
A factor that makes the Reps look worse is the greater preponderance of religious posturing from their ranks. ( Fundamentalist religion has also been a real danger in the past and could be again ).
Absolutely yes, they are a danger, is my overall conclusion.
In the main the picture is really bad. A big part of the problem is the way politicians in the US are so beholden to corporate and other special interests ( e.g. banking, arms industry, AIPAC ). Many Democrat politicians are as bad because of a combination of the same legalised corruption and because of fear of looking weak against Rep rivals.
A factor that makes the Reps look worse is the greater preponderance of religious posturing from their ranks. ( Fundamentalist religion has also been a real danger in the past and could be again ).
Absolutely yes, they are a danger, is my overall conclusion.
Arkless Electronics
Trade: Amp design and repairs.
They are possibly the biggest threat to world peace!
Mind you even the Democrats are far too right wing by any reasonable standard... The USA needs some new political parties which are not owned by Mega-industry Inc.... of course the present two parties will move heaven and earth to prevent that! What democracy????
Mind you even the Democrats are far too right wing by any reasonable standard... The USA needs some new political parties which are not owned by Mega-industry Inc.... of course the present two parties will move heaven and earth to prevent that! What democracy????
martin clark
pinko bodger
I think most of the votes so far are from a European perspective. So it's by no means cut and dried; this evening Reuters are reporting Americans see Putin as only slightly more imminent threat than Obama
So there. we don't know what the threat is, but it's bad, Very Bad. And we mustn't let it compromise our Purity of Essence.
'Sir, we cannot allow a Threat Gap
(I have no snide point to make, but observe US domestic politics is really frigging weird even on a jaded european's scale of really-frigging-weird)
So there. we don't know what the threat is, but it's bad, Very Bad. And we mustn't let it compromise our Purity of Essence.
'Sir, we cannot allow a Threat Gap
(I have no snide point to make, but observe US domestic politics is really frigging weird even on a jaded european's scale of really-frigging-weird)
tones
Tones deaf
A study of the Australian political scene found that the entire Australian political spectrum fitted comfortably inside the more liberal end of the US Democratic Party.
The USA is a big country, meaning that election for national office inevitably costs lots of money. Meaning in turn that people with lots of money have lots of influence, and can demand that their perceived needs (lower taxation on investment income, less environmentla regulation, etc.) be met. The Supreme Court Citizens United "corporations are people" decision has allowed enormous amounts of corporate money into the system, and now we have PACs and SuperPACs.
rbrown
I think therefore I think I am
Completely agree, the problem is though that Mega Industry Inc pretty much own the entire media, so any new potential parties will remain unheard. The U.S. political system is rotten to the core and not likely to change anytime soon.
Rich
Arkless Electronics
Trade: Amp design and repairs.
Indeed!! Same in UK but much worse in USA I believe....
It has occurred to me (maybe I'm late on this one!?
) that maybe in the UK even the Green Party may be getting most of it's funding from manufacturers of wind turbines, wave power installations, solar panels etc rather than eco concerned individuals....