The elite of both sides of the political spectrum think they're better than everyone else and neither side seems to care about helping poor people out of poverty imho. Since the United States has a two-party system I usually just vote for the opposition. There needs to be more moderates instead of partisans. People who are completely right or left on every issue and are unwilling to make any compromise should stop. I generalize and stereotype quite a bit in this post and I apologize in advance for anything irrational I say.
The Democratic liberal left supposedly emphasize equal opportunity, individual rights, and environmentalism. Yet the bastion of higher education (who are mostly leftists) are very elitist, snobbish, atheistic, and in general do not accept student enrollment based on merit. They also support compulsory vaccinations on infants (but not circumcisions) and schooling (but not education). They are soft on drugs. They think having an abortion is a human right. They say being a practicing homosexual is protected by free speech but speaking out against isn't. They call it hate speech. They also call the belief that intelligent design should be taught alongside Darwinism "hate speech".
Excuse me for the following language but every time the words "f****t" or "n****r" are used in public some action just has to be done yet they care little about the real f word or s word. They oppose the death penalty and support euthanasia and suicide because they say "people have a right to decide if they die." Tell that to the millions of babies you aborted. Also for the left caring so much about green issues and being in touch with nature, many sure are dependent on technology and wouldn't last long without their their snack bars, running water, air conditioners, and iPods. Many of their elite who preach global warming contribute to it with private jets and non-energy effecient homes.
The Republican conservative right supposedly emphasize traditional family values, patriotism, and harsh penalties for drug users and dealers yet many of them are addicted to prescription drugs and their children are smoking marijuana and snorting cocaine behind-the-scenes. But instead of going to prison like the working class offenders, they get to go to rehab. Many right-wingers believe morality should be enforced... except in the workplace; and that the government shouldn't intrude in our lives... unless it's a matter of homeland security. They also have their share of snobbish upper-class universities e.g., the Ivy League. Yet the behavior of a lot of those students would hardly cause you to suspect they're conservative.
Many of them also support a laissez-faire free market that risks jobs being offshored and outsourced to unqualified coolies causing blue-collar legal American citizens to be unemployed. But it's not the elite whose jobs are on the line so what do they have to worry about. The right also opposes welfare, subsidies, taxes, tariffs and anything that helps poor people and businesses. These same people brag and boast about how America is the kindest nation in the world. The right says the government shouldn't intrude in our lives yet overwhelmingly supported the USA PATRIOT Act.
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