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From the LA Republican Party website:
Are you Republican? You may very well be…
What do you think of the following…?
- Personal responsibility for our own decisions is an essential part of being an adult in America
- People know better than the government how to spend their money
- The security of America against her enemies is important
- If someone says Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah they are being friendly not insulting to every other religion or secularist on the planet
- Government assistance should provide assistance rather than dependence
- A healthy America provides numerous opportunities for success such as good schools, low taxes, job training, the right to change jobs, and the ability to start and own a business. But it does not provide assurances, it is up to each citizen to use those opportunities and freedoms to convert dreams into their own view of success
- People and companies pursuit of profit leads to the creation of jobs, new inventions, the payment of taxes, the production of needed products and services, the money needed to invest in even newer ideas, and a stronger and safer America
- Schools & teachers should use their time to teach reading, writing, history, art, math, and science and do it well. If they dont do it well, kids should be allowed to go somewhere where it is done well.
- College students should not fear expressing a conservative (or liberal) perspective for fear of getting a bad grade or being degraded in front of the class (it happens more than people know)
- It is possible to be pro-immigrant while being concerned about border security
- We dont all have to agree, because healthy debate strengthens America
- The mention of God by someone paid by the government is not an insult to atheists, but rather a reflection (right or wrong) of the fact that the overwhelming majority of people on the planet and nearly ever founding father believed it possible something greater than us was in someway involved in creating an overwhelmingly complex yet ingeniously simple universe
- There is nothing more American than someone with an innovative idea and the ability to promote it in order to improve their life and that of their family.
- If you break the law, you should be held accountable
- America is a wonderfully unique country with so much to offer the world
Well if much of this resonates with you, welcome to the Republican Party!
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#2I'm glad to see you're finding that you may be closer to Conservative views than you thought!
Geez, I never realized I was so close to being a Republican, but, of course, I can nitpick.
"People and companies? pursuit of profit ..."
I sure pragmatically belive this. However, I'd like to believe that life adds up to more than just profit taking, and that solely focusing on profit diminishes us as humans. Like I said, stretching to find a difference.
"Schools & teachers ..."
Childrens scholastic achievement, and test scoring, is tied to more factors than teacher and administrator skill. Opening up school districts to unlimited transfers based on standardized testing will not solve our educational problems. Vouchers also will not solve the problem, but that's another topic to itself.
"College students should not fear ..."
That should fear having their stupid ideas laid out for ridicule. Forget right and left in the classroom, let's go back to right and wrong.
"Mention of God..."
I'm with you that a mention by an employee is not sanction by the government. We do need a full debate on where the church and state lines are, and then some consistency in application. Santa being kicked out of a Christmas parade is ridiculous. Witch costumes banned at Halloween because they offend Wiccans is ridiculous. We only have the ridiculous, though, because what defines the separation is not fully expressed.
All said, I guess the deep divisions within the country that pundits everywhere are making hay of can be crossed if we'll only turn and talk openly with one another. Partisan identity is too strong in this country right now. We need to be thinking of ourselves as Americans first, and party members somewhere about fifth or sixth, behind family and other ties.