The assignment is as follows...Tell me if you think you're Republican
or Democrat and what that means ideologically. That being...based on
which party you identify with most, what do they believe in. 1 FULL
page, double spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font and all that other good
stuff.
If you consider yourself independent...tell me how your political
beliefs differ from the two major parties.
paper:
I am a Republican! What does that mean? In many aspects I don鈥檛 identify with the Republican Party at all however in regards to other aspects I passionately stand behind the party. My parents and grandparents were Republicans but they never really pushed their ideas onto me. I asked my parents at a young age what the difference between Republicans and Democrats are and they summed it up as Republicans take care of their own. I really agree with this concept. I believe that there will always be classes and equality is not feasible. Isn鈥檛 equality communism? I think if my family is smart enough to build wealth and yours is not, that is not my problem, good for me and too bad for you.
Having many friends and family who own small businesses, I believe the Republican Party is a stronger supporter for the world of business and the tax breaks that support them. Most business owners I look up to are Republicans.
As far as religion is concerned, I鈥檓 agnostic. I personally think that religion keeps a lot of people鈥檚 morals in check though. I also think it鈥檚 a stupid idea to start removing the word 鈥済od鈥?from everything. It鈥檚 part of history and should be conserved. As far as the topic of abortion, I barely care. I鈥檓 somewhere on the fence. When I was 14 I was pro choice, today I lean more towards pro life. Gay marriage-I don鈥檛 much care about this either. I do however believe in somewhat conserving some of our nation鈥檚 original framework so I very slightly lean towards being against it, again not because of any religious belief. I also have several good gay friends, but so what; you can鈥檛 have your cake and eat it too. Guns-oh yes in this crazy world I should be able to protect myself.
The main reason I call myself a Republican is the fact that I am adamantly against a whole slew of happy little equal people programs. Our welfare system is disgustingly messed up with generations of people 鈥渕ilking the system鈥? I think a major overhaul is needed and I think fear of racism or political incorrectness stands in the way. I鈥檓 not against some basic needs for those who really need it but I think most of the people using it are bums and I think the government workers monitoring and controlling it are even worse.
I work at a center for disabled people who also happen to hire partially disabled people to run the center. A coworker of mine told me how she is really fine now but she wants to keep collecting Medicaid so she makes sure to only work 20 hours. So she could work full time and pay her own benefits, but why not collect free money? This really bothers me. Have you looked at your pay stub to see how much you鈥檙e paying for Medicaid? You might be shocked. Oh and she smokes, so our tax money is paying for her $4 cigarettes and of course we鈥檒l be paying her hospital bills when she has emphysema. She also shops on eBay all day for perfume and jewelry. It makes me want to be disabled. Her life is better than many but we should feel sorry for her. I saw the same thing with unemployment benefits growing up in a seasonal area of NJ. Everybody could work but everybody wanted something for nothing so they either said they couldn鈥檛 find a job in the winter or found a job under the table so they could lounge around all day and collect that check.
And now we come to my opinion on affirmative action. I understand it鈥檚 origin but it鈥檚 time to let it go. It鈥檚 survival of the fittest. I heard from some engineer friends that NASA鈥檚 recent problems stem from the fact that instead of hiring the most qualified for
Greener
several positions, they instead had to hire the less qualified minorities. I think this is insane!
The war on terror. I don鈥檛 feel that I really know enough about everything to form an opinion or make judgment. I support the war, but only barely and because I consider myself a Republican and want to support them. A lot of people have a lot to say about the war but it always seems like it鈥檚 the most uneducated that are the experts. So that鈥檚 why I am here. To learn. this is a 1 page assignment about my opinion, not a term paper.
i'm letting word fix my its and it's. With all the intwined stories, opinions, and whatever you're trying to say, you have missed the point of America completely.
I couldn't care less if you're a Republican by choice, by carrying a 'card' that states you are a 'registered' Republican or any of the other reasons for considering 'oneself' to be a Republican(now used by myself 3 times, for now!).
You have stated EMPHATICALLY that you believe in 'classes' or that "there will always be classes and equality is not feasible". I'll give you a 'break' because you're a student, BUT - The Founding Fathers of The United States of America along with The Declaration of Independence had declared the Revolutionary War against England based on the principle that England's society was based on 'classes' and the poor be damned. There was no equality. 'They' - the above - became sick of being treated by England as a lower 'class' and being trod upon by the king of England and his representatives.
The whole basis of the creation of the USA out of all this IS the fact that 'classes' would not exist and people would be equal under the law made by the Continental Congress.
The idea of any 'royalty' existing EVER in the USA was banned by law.
Therefore what YOU may say, and your right to say it, I would defend, per se, with my life(Voltaire - a little anyway), but it 'rings' totally against the foundation of the USA. I would venture a guess that there many Republicans that may feel the way you do whether you understand it or not, but it does seem prevalent. AGAIN - the premise is against all the USA stands for. Your statements are yours to impart on your fellow citizens, but I would hope they would judge you poorly, at least, for what they say and mean - even most Republicans! 'Nuff said!! it's your paper, your opinion.
I am a Republican! What does that mean?
***** i would add what a Republican stands for, death penality, prolife, strong military, moral values.
and what a Democrat stands for w/o using my own biais,
and then go off on your ideas about what makes you a rebublican!
all in all, i like 77% of your ideas. just try to look up more facts, and contrast those with your belief's.
Like job-training to get off of welfare, which we had in 1967-69. Do we limit that number of children a welfare mom can have and collect on? Do we have them use the b/c patch?
**i really respect what you said about leaving the word god on our money, because it's historical. but it wasn't always on our money.
Good luck!
I am a Republican! What does that mean? In many aspects I don鈥檛 identify with the Republican Party at all however in regards to other aspects I passionately stand behind the party. My parents and grandparents were Republicans but they never really pushed their ideas onto me. I asked my parents at a young age what the difference between Republicans and Democrats are and they summed it up as "Republicans take care of their own"
--HOW??? how do democrats not??? what did they tell you about democrats.
--what Republican Presidents/ senators, governors do you draw your truth from.
that will make your paper sound "smarter". Poorly written and poorly organized.
You use contractions throughout your paper, making it sound like a casual conversation, rather than a formal paper.
You jump from one topic to another, and you do not use transitions.
You make sweeping generalizations without any evidence.
You don't even seem to understand the difference between "it's" and "its."
D You forgot federal student loans and grants, rural electrification, Social Security, Civil Rights legislation, Medicare, seatbelts, airbags, PBS, the Freedom of Information Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, workplace safety laws, food safety laws, food labelling laws, the GI Bill, low income housing, and the Peace Corps :) rebublican is for the rich people,for the money.democrat is for the poor,not the money!DUH!!! I give it a...c,c+ |
