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| The Peace Party vs. the Power Party |
| 2006-12-26 |
| The real divide in American politics. by Matthew Continetti The polarization that has characterized American politics since the presidency of Ronald Reagan has extended its reach to foreign affairs. Never have the differences between the two parties on issues of war and peace been so distinct. At no time since World War II has the divergence of partisan support for an ongoing war been as great. Nor have attitudes toward power--its origins, nature, and application--reflected ideological and partisan identification to the extent they do today. The great divisions in American life--between low- and upper-income voters; those who attend religious services weekly and those who do not; people who are married and people who are single; voters with a postgraduate education and those without--are often less predictive of voting patterns than one's stance on the use of American power abroad. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press concluded in 2005 that "foreign affairs assertiveness now almost completely distinguishes Republican-oriented voters from Democratic-oriented voters." Together, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the March 20, 2003, invasion of Iraq seem to have accelerated a shift begun some 30 years ago: The Democratic party is increasingly linked with the attitudes, tendencies, and policies of peace, whereas the Republican party is increasingly linked with the maintenance and projection of American military power. Rest at link. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #1 Rehashed PC dribble. DEMOCRATS > 9-11/WOT = OWG = America must give up endowments + sovereignty and no longer in charge of own affairs; GOP > 9-11/WOT = OWG = AMERICA/"AMERICAN WAY" RULES WORLD + OWG else Amer's enemies will destroy America. HANNITY & COLMES/OTHERS > DEMS = DEM PARTY TOP LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY RADICAL/FAR/ULTRA-LEFT Xtremists whom want BIG GUBMINT in charge of everyone and everything, plus America suborned to COMMIE ASIA-EURASIA or in altern de facto destroyed. ASIA TIMES > DENG XIAOPING beliefs > can't have Communism without SOcialism [anti-US/US Lefts = FASCISM?], and can't have Socialism [Fascism?]without MATERIAL ADUNDANCE [Capitalism?]. LEFTISM > stands for Gubmint-ism Politicism + Totalitarianism +/or Anarchism/Libertarianism/Laissez Faire- for-Gubmintism and similar. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-12-26 23:45 |