American Republicans are a good group. They are not Nazi's, as some claim, and I believe they truly want the best for everyone in America, and all over the world. America's conservative party needs to realize however that there way of doing business is not always the best way. The proper mix of Capitalism and Socialism can work well in any country to insure that the interests of the financial elite and working class are well represented, many countries in Europe have proved this for decades. Socialism...a word that strikes fear into the hearts of Republicans. Socialist policies in America such as Child Labor Laws, Social Security, Federal Housing Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corperation, Anti Trust Laws and many others were violently denounced as "socialist" by Republicans as they warned that these policies were destroying America's capitalist system, well...they didn't. For the last 8 years America's conservative economic group have taken a "hands off" policy regarding America's banking system, and Federal oversite of lending institutions was severly weakened. We're seeing the economic result of that policy today. America's Republican's are going to have to accept the fact that unbrideled capitalism is not always the best approach, and that some forms of Socialism are necessary to insure that needs of everyone is represented. It's easy to feel bitter, and angry when one's political party has just suffered a big defeat in a recent election. I feel however that many Republicans will, in time, begin to understand that a more moderate form of conservativism might better suit America's Republican party. 😏
socialism and social democracy is not the same. it seems that few american conservatives, especially the ones here at RHP, know what socialism is. at least judging by the allegations towards obama, and his 'socialist' policies.
but i agree with you 100% social democracy, especially the scandinavian model, works far better than the american capitalist democracy.
Originally posted by FMFYes, and the very things that were introduced by Roosevelt and ensured the US dominance in terms of wealth in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
He started demolishing the very things that had saved the U.S. from the 1973 depression. The things that saved the country's bacon were blamed for causing the problem.
Originally posted by FMFProblems arise with saving bacon when you try and pork barrel the rich with tax cuts!
He started demolishing the very things that had saved the U.S. from the 1973 depression. The things that saved the country's bacon were blamed for causing the problem.
In terms of the other comments on America's native conservatism, I feel that the power elites have long clung to certain bloody minded ideas of never sharing wealth or power with the worker preferring to keep their labour firmly in their place much like they were under serfdom or slavery. The idea that a producer would rather let his business go to ruin than cave into the demands of the plebs below was finally popularized and given apology for in that great work of selfishness, Atlas Shrugged. Its no small coincidence that Ayn rhymes with mine.