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As examples: Who ended slavery? Who pushed for women's suffrage? Who worked to end laws that kept blacks from voting in the south? The answer to all of these questions is the Republican Party.
So why do so many blacks and women, vote automatically for Democratic Candidates, while history shows that this party tried to keep them from voting at all? How can a party that tried to keep slavery legal (even after the Civil War) convince a race they tried to keep enslaved, that they are their friends?
The K.K.K. that so terrified blacks in the south, were not Republicans. At this very moment in history, if the President, Vice-President and Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi) died, our new President would be Robert Byrd, a one time member of the Klan, who in spite of his raciest activities has risen to the very top of his political party. How can we ignore the Democrat's role in history, and how can they reward an ex-K.K.K. member with so much power? I challenge all of you to find a Republican that was ever a member of the Klan, and if you do find one, show me where he rose to a position of significant authority within their Party.
In the last hundred plus years, who has taken America to War the most often? The answer is the Democratic Party. These wars include WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
So why do so many people perceive the Democratic Party, as more able to keep us out of wars, even though history shows them as twice as likely to get us into one? Plus, their wars are far bigger, resulting in hundreds of thousands of American deaths, versus a few thousand for the Republicans.
The Democratic Party takes credit for significant social reforms like welfare, giving the impression that they are more compassionate. History shows that the welfare system of the 1960's & 1970's was one of the worst things that ever happened in America. It created generations of people dependent on a government dole, destroying initiative and enslaving families in poverty. Cities literally fell apart because of failed Democratic Social Programs, that created an environment of hopelessness.
How can anyone think that the Democratic party accomplished something positive, by giving mothers a financial incentive to bring additional children into a world, where they lacked the means to adequately provide for them? How are they able to convince people that they "care more"?
Democrat's are often perceived, as being more environmentally friendly than Republicans, but they are the political party that has stopped the expansion of the least polluting, large scale energy source on earth. France generates over 78% of its electricity through clean nuclear power projects, and they have done it safely. America on the other hand, has continued to build plants that burn coal, creating unnecessary pollution, and the Democrats keep on stopping nuclear construction every chance they get.
How can the Democrat's act like they care about the environment when their actions show that they really do not?
Democrat's continuously argue that they are for the "little guy" and that they only want to tax the rich. It sounds good, but their actions once again do not line up with the truth. Lets use Corporate tax as an example, lets raise that, and lower the "little guys". It is an absolute fact of life that every business must include all of their expenses in calculating what they will charge for goods and services. In other words, when an expense goes up the price goes up. So the politician that raises corporate tax knows in advance, that while you may pay less income taxes, you will pay more for what you buy. How are any of us better off, having prices go up, especially when it is compounded by additional sales tax?
I could go on and on, but I think that this article expresses my point. Do not be deceived by the lies that you are being told. I sure wish that the Republican Party would wake up, and start defending themselves.
Give me your thoughts. You Democrats can argue that I am unfair, but tell me where I am wrong about your history. Republicans, send a copy of this to your friends. Feel free to contact me at jefflodi@myway.com
Jeff, This was a very interesting article. I find your points to be well thought out. I'm sure there are many that will agree with you. I do believe, however, that the Vietnam episode technically began during the Eisenhower administration with "advisors".
During Eisenhower's term of office, we could have placed every single member of our Vietnam force in a few school buses. Those stationed in that country were involved in training not fighting. Clearly the war did not start before the Democrats took over. President Johnson is the one that took our involvement from near zero to over a half a million troops.
I appreciate your input, thank you for taking the time to respond.
Thank your Robert for taking the time to comment on this article. I agree that the truth does not seem to matter to most people, but I hope that it matters enough to some of us, to make a difference.
Very good article. Very well written. The democrats are not interested in helping poor people. The democrats are interested in keeping the poor dependent on welfare programs, so the poor will keep voting democrats into power.
You seem to be one of very few people who understand that when businesses pay more in taxes, customers pay more for services. The windfall profits tax the democrats want to levy on oil companies will, of course, increase the cost of a gallon of gas. The democrats know this is true. They want the price of gas to increase. They want the country to hurt.
Something funny seems to happen to a political party when they step into power. Remember Bill Frist? He was the Republican Majority Leader way back when. What did he do with his power? Nothing - absolutely nothing.
I am convinced Nancy Pelosi wants to see this country suffer. Did you know we live under a dictatorship now? 80% of the US population wants to drill everywhere. Pelosi and Reid are blocking it. I thought their job was to represent the people. If they were actually representing the people, they would support what the people want - drilling. They apparantly think they work for themselves.
I think it is time to place a call to all democrats in the house and tell them to vote to unseat Pelosi.
Ms. Pelosi is a "symptom" of the problems in that party. The fact that she was elected by her "peers" shows how lost they are. Thank you for taking the time to respond.
Might I ask you to read your history a little more thoroughly? You have entirely overlooked the shift of party identities that came with the civil rights movement. Many of those from the south who now identify as Republicans come from the old Democratic Party. We call them Dixiecrats these days. That puts them under the blanket of blame you are throwing for at least 2 of those 3 wars. If you are attempting to use history as your support, you have undone your own argument.
I'll also add that I find your environmentally friendly criticism funny. You have also overlooked the by-products of nuclear waste and our relative inexperience with the long term effects of its storage. Another hole in your argument.
O.K. as I understand your issue with Nuclear Power. The reason the democrats are against it, and are so willing to use more polluting energy sources is because of nuclear by-products and our inability to store it. In other words, we are much dumber than the rest of the world that presently deals with these issues all the time. It is also important to note that our country presently handles nuclear wast created in our air-craft carriers, and the few nuclear power plants that were built prior to the Democrats closing down this type of construction. I admit that nuclear safety is important but history shows it can be handled safely. Thanks again for your response. I appreciate you pointing out the "hole in my argument".
I absolutely love your letter. You ask me to read my history because I have disregarded a "shift", and somehow 2 out of 3 wars I listed are now "republican wars"................ First, I listed 4 wars (big ones) that came about during times of Democratic leadership. You seem to have disregarded one completely, and second, I do not have a clue what you were trying to say with the rest of your argument (proof positive) your a democrat, and completely qualified to hold office in a geographic territory held by your party. Good luck, and say hi to Nancy.
Thank your for taking the time to write the best response you could. Note to the rest of you democrats please show me where I am wrong about your history, but try to make your letter clear about what I did wrong.
Jeff - I think the biggest problem this country has right now is a lot of people believe what others tell them without thinking about what really makes sense and what does not. Why don't they take the time to think about it? What most people really want is to be welcomed into a community or other type of group. The price of admission is usually submission to the belief of the group. The group could be as small as a high school club, or as big as a major corporation or the United States Congress.
Independent thinkers are usually strong willed people who are willing to be rejected by a group, if necessary, to broadcast the truth. I am constantly amazed at how many people work hard to avoid admitting they know what is really going on with something, for fear of being rejected by a person or group.
When a group of people who submit themselves becomes big enough, the momentum of that submission can be very destructive. Sometimes that momentum has to create a crisis before people are willing to wake up and look at what is really going on.
We live in a country where that destructive momentum is so strong that most people have to really be hurting before they are willing to wake up, step away from whatever group they wanted to be a part of, and tell the truth about what they see happening.
Our own Congress, for example, is such a group. The fact that every business must pass on it's costs to its customers is a very simple reality that most people can easily understand - unless they are being pressured by a group to "not understand" it.
For a long time I believed a lot of people are just dumb. I no longer believe that. Nowadays, I think a lot of people try their best not to admit the truth because the group they so desperately want to be accepted by does not want it's members to talk about it.
Regardless of any particular group's momentum, when things hit a crisis point, the truth has to come out and be spoken. It is people like you who help broadcast the truth.
When I hear someone say something that I know is not true, I enjoy telling them what I see.
This is a fantastic response! I completely agree with this view - as one of those rejected independent thinkers, it frustrates me to no end dealing with this brand of OBTUSENESS!
The article is fantastic, as well. I thought it interesting how one repondent tried to lay out that old "the democrats became republicans" argument. I have heard it said before that Lincoln was a Republican but that the Republicans of those days were actually Democrats, as they actually embraced the party line of Democrats.
Thank you for your kind words, I am especially glad that you are willing to share the information with others. I honestly believe that Republicans will not do very well until they realize that the whole party has a major problem created by inaccurate perceptions that cause the individuals running to have an uphill climb. I think that the Democrats have about a 10% head start because so many of their party vote automatically for a Democrat, thinking that their party cares more. History does not support this popular view. Thanks again.
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