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fandomsecrets2012-03-17 03:12 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-03-17 03:12 pm
[ SECRET POST #1901 ]
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 150 secrets from Secret Submission Post #272.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 2 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeats ]
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(Anonymous) 2012-03-18 04:18 am (UTC)(link)As someone who's spent a ton of time in the political journalism arena (between college and my current job at a fairly well-known newspaper) and has made some friends on both sides of the aisle, I can honestly tell you one thing: Democrats are no better than Republicans.
Sorry to break it to you, but trust me, I've seen equal amounts of bullshit, lies, trickery, etc. from both sides. I've seen Democratic politicians make deals with certain members of the press to print garbage and lies about other Republicans. I've seen Democrats purposely hold bills back from Republican representatives until after the actual vote was taken so that the Republicans wouldn't be able to review it before it went to vote. And I've seen a whole hell of a lot of the aforementioned lies, trickery and downright thievery to get their agenda pushed through. Trust me, anything you think about the Republicans (who most definitely have their own agendas and who are just as bad with their lies and trickery) and what they do, Democrats are just as bad.
Granted, most of my experience is with California politicians and those in Washington DC, so I can't speak for other states, but at the end of the day, in my experience, very few politicians are above it—Democrat OR Republican. They're all politicians, and, as the joke goes (though it's not that far off), the word "politician" just means many (poli-) blood-sucking leaches (tic).
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(Anonymous) 2012-03-18 04:41 am (UTC)(link)In terms of tactics, or issues? Because I'd buy that if you're talking about tactics -- Washington works the way Washington works. On issues and platforms, though? The Democrats aren't the ones trying to shove the US government (and ultrasound wands) into my uterus. They're not the ones trying to keep Planned Parenthood from being able to afford to offer me BC and gyno exams. They're not the ones leading the charge against LGBT rights. They're not the ones trying to institute de-facto poll taxes and other underhanded voter-suppression tricks to disenfranchise minorities, young people, and the elderly. So you'll forgive me if I have a hard time believing that one side is "no better than" the other.
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(Anonymous) 2012-03-18 06:19 am (UTC)(link)