serious thread for asking actual sane republicans questions

[CNS]

I really don't understand people who say they are republican because they favor smaller government
1. Who the hell favors more government? I've been to democrat party events and I've never heard anyone advocate for more government.
2. The current iteration of republican party loves the eff out of using government intervention into the lives of Americans so what am I missing here?

First example I thought of of a dem advocating for more government:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/community-college-tuition-top-theme-state-union-speech/

IMO its a great idea, heart's in the right place, but its completely impractical.

You keep saying things like, "it won't work" or "it's completely impractical" without really explaining why. It's not very convincing.

And I suppose any push for more/better public education is "more government"

Ed is somewhere govt should be big, imo.  More ed, more effective ed, college, etc.  More ed means less eventual govt financial assitance, less crime, and the ability to parent better while passing it forward.  It's like knocking over the first domino. 

It wouldn't even have to be a perpetual recurring expense.   If we would just do something aggressive for 20 yrs or so, it would probably be enough.

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[Cartierfor3]

I really don't understand people who say they are republican because they favor smaller government
1. Who the hell favors more government? I've been to democrat party events and I've never heard anyone advocate for more government.
2. The current iteration of republican party loves the eff out of using government intervention into the lives of Americans so what am I missing here?

First example I thought of of a dem advocating for more government:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/community-college-tuition-top-theme-state-union-speech/

IMO its a great idea, heart's in the right place, but its completely impractical.

You keep saying things like, "it won't work" or "it's completely impractical" without really explaining why. It's not very convincing.

And I suppose any push for more/better public education is "more government"

I do do that way too much. I'm way too cynical I guess. I'll try and be more specific about stuff moving forward.

[steve dave]

I'm still a registered repub because:

-I would like to be taxed less. I'm taxed a lot
-I'm late term pro-life
-I still have some left over pro-farm and pro-farm-subsidy (despite me knowing they are the dumbest) feelings and for some reasons the repub party has been the pro-farm party
-I believe we need to reduce unemployment and welfare benefits (but raise the min wage)

Reduced  welfare and unemployment benefits AND raise  minimum wage? Government subsidies might actually natrually go down with increased wages. 

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well, they're going to automatically go down under the STEVE DAVE SMALL BUT BOSSY GOV PLAN. the SDSBBG plan is big on utilizing the carrot and the stick at the same time.

[Cartierfor3]

I really don't understand people who say they are republican because they favor smaller government
1. Who the hell favors more government? I've been to democrat party events and I've never heard anyone advocate for more government.
2. The current iteration of republican party loves the eff out of using government intervention into the lives of Americans so what am I missing here?

First example I thought of of a dem advocating for more government:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/community-college-tuition-top-theme-state-union-speech/

IMO its a great idea, heart's in the right place, but its completely impractical.

You keep saying things like, "it won't work" or "it's completely impractical" without really explaining why. It's not very convincing.

And I suppose any push for more/better public education is "more government"

I do do that way too much. I'm way too cynical I guess. I'll try and be more specific about stuff moving forward.

Rusty, your post is driving me nuts because it is so true.

[michigancat]

I really don't understand people who say they are republican because they favor smaller government
1. Who the hell favors more government? I've been to democrat party events and I've never heard anyone advocate for more government.
2. The current iteration of republican party loves the eff out of using government intervention into the lives of Americans so what am I missing here?

First example I thought of of a dem advocating for more government:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/community-college-tuition-top-theme-state-union-speech/

IMO its a great idea, heart's in the right place, but its completely impractical.

You keep saying things like, "it won't work" or "it's completely impractical" without really explaining why. It's not very convincing.

And I suppose any push for more/better public education is "more government"

I do do that way too much. I'm way too cynical I guess. I'll try and be more specific about stuff moving forward.

Rusty, your post is driving me nuts because it is so true.

I'd like to hear more of your perspective. It would be good for you, too.

[420seriouscat69]

Honestly, my dad had a impact on me. I've stated this before that he's super conservative and that pushed me away from his thoughts, but in the long run, I lean conservative. My shitty former roommate who's a psycho left wing nut that posts crap everyday, also had an influence too. Cause I know him too well.

[star seed 7]

One of my favorite things about WackyCat08 is that his entire political spectrum is determined by one guy being an bad person

[Mr Bread]

he's very willing to extrapolate.  "i met one of those once, so i know what they're all like." 

must make life pretty simple unless you meet more than one member of a particular group and they happen to differ.  then maybe you kill one i guess and boom, simple again. 

[420seriouscat69]

One of my favorite things about WackyCat08 is that his entire political spectrum is determined by one guy being an bad person

Meh. There's been many more examples, but that guy really takes the cake.