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Originally Posted by kane
If you don't approve of a lot of what they do then why align yourself with them?
Here are things they say they are for, but never actually do follow through with.
Less government. - they actually grow the government.
Balanced budget - they never do this.
Spend less - never happens.
More personal freedom - only if they approve of these so called freedoms.
bringing "morality" to Washington. - yeah, right.
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What do you mean they actually grow government? Government grew under Reagan? Government grew under the first Bush? Lol
Personal freedoms? Yes, we get them. The only instance of the opposite would be the Patriot Act, which I fully support.
Spend less? They spend less than the Democrats, and when they spend, it's legitimate for the most part. Unless of course, you're telling me Reagan's spending wasn't legitimate. Bringing morality? I would say that the traditional values of this country have been shitted on since the creation of modern liberalism.
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There are things both parties do or supposedly stand for that I agree with, but not nearly enough that I would ever consider myself aligned with either one. Wouldn't it be easier to be an independent? By changing your registration for republican to independent and not giving money to them (if you do) you send them a message that you are not happy with a lot of the things they are doing.
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I'm not familiar with what an "independent" is in terms of his views and values, for me to switch over to that.
What I am familiar is classical liberalism doctrines which more closely resemble modern conservatism.