I think the direction of the country, as a whole, went far right over 8 years. We removed needed government oversight over some sectors and this financial mess, for one, is a direct result of those decisions.
And I agree, the Republicans seem to be about... stories. They tell themselves Stories, about who their candidates are, what they will do, why they're the best, and haven't quite caught on that not all of us are paying attention to these stories.
I would say that I don't think that the RNC has GOTTEN yet that the world has changed and that they need to change with it. It isn't that the RNC HAS no ideas, it's that the RNC has no NEW ideas.. that everything dates back to Reagan and there's some serious doubts that Reagan's policies would help us out of the mess we're in now.
I'm not sure I'd say Socialism is a good thing. Too much is, I think, a bad thing. I think, for America, our line is somewhere between socialism and capitalism. This country has been a capitalist nation for a long time. I don't think that'll change and I don't think that America, as a whole, wants that to change. What we need are controls. What we need is to walk the line between giving the government the control they need to effectively help us grow, as a nation, and to keep the playing field level so EVERYONE has a CHANCE to be what they want to be, and capitalism which DOES, in fact, offer a reason to be innovative and imaginative and try to come up with great ideas and technologies that make our life a better one.
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Date: 2009-05-22 12:00 pm (UTC)I think the direction of the country, as a whole, went far right over 8 years. We removed needed government oversight over some sectors and this financial mess, for one, is a direct result of those decisions.
And I agree, the Republicans seem to be about... stories. They tell themselves Stories, about who their candidates are, what they will do, why they're the best, and haven't quite caught on that not all of us are paying attention to these stories.
I would say that I don't think that the RNC has GOTTEN yet that the world has changed and that they need to change with it. It isn't that the RNC HAS no ideas, it's that the RNC has no NEW ideas.. that everything dates back to Reagan and there's some serious doubts that Reagan's policies would help us out of the mess we're in now.
I'm not sure I'd say Socialism is a good thing. Too much is, I think, a bad thing. I think, for America, our line is somewhere between socialism and capitalism. This country has been a capitalist nation for a long time. I don't think that'll change and I don't think that America, as a whole, wants that to change. What we need are controls. What we need is to walk the line between giving the government the control they need to effectively help us grow, as a nation, and to keep the playing field level so EVERYONE has a CHANCE to be what they want to be, and capitalism which DOES, in fact, offer a reason to be innovative and imaginative and try to come up with great ideas and technologies that make our life a better one.