December 02, 2002 at 09:33 PM
A simplifying idea
I was talking to a friend of mine today, Ed, about a true Idealogical difference between Republicans and Democrats.
We came up with:
Republicans believe the primary role of government is to create a society that maximizes individual wealth.
Democrats believe the primary role of government is to create a society that minimizes social injustice.
Don't know if that's accurate enough for you but it seems to fit for me right now.
Course Ed then quickly reminded me that Republicans and Democrats flip flopped idealogically during the Civil War. Which begs the question, could the War on Terrorism have as profound an affect on our society as the Civil War did? That would be a real drag.
