It's time for Republicans to take back the title of fighting for minorities. Democrats managed to convince everyone that the parties somehow switched and minorities should vote for Democrats. We would never lose another election again if we only did a better job communicating minorities how our policies beneift them. We shouldn't ever cater our policies to any one group but only explain how our policies affect and benefit them. Republicans have done a shit job at doing this. I don't want to even call myself a Republican but that's what it is.
We would never lose another election again if we only did a better job communicating minorities how our policies beneift them.
It's not so much an inability to communicate the benefits as it is a matter of immediate vs delayed gratification.
Republican policies operate on the principle of providing everyone the opportunity to pull themselves up and dig themselves out of poverty. Work upfront for reward at some point down the road.
Democrat policies operate on the principle of "vote for me and I'll give you 'free' money right now." Immediate short term reward in exchange for enslaving yourself to them, with the end result that things only keep getting worse as those policies bleed opportunities away.
The former is always going to be a tougher sell than the latter when dealing with lazy or short-sighted people.
I partially agree with you, but equality means little without equity. Democrat policy tries to treat that "bridge", so to say, but to no avail.
This is an example I remember reading from a while back. There was black and white segregation in Baltimore, and as a result, black people were put in substandard housing. Many of these houses contained lead paint. Lead causes neurological problems when ingested, or when dust containing lead is inhaled. This was the cause of a black man victim of police brutality a few years back. I'll look it up for you if you're interested in doing some reading yourself.
My point is, everyone should be responsible for themselves, and pull themselves up by their bootstraps, but people should not be responsible for the acts of their ancestors, or others', and they should not be victim of historic circumstance. It's unfair to be held back by things you can't even control. That's not self-responsibility.
It's time for Republicans to take back the title of fighting for minorities. Democrats managed to convince everyone that the parties somehow switched and minorities should vote for Democrats. We would never lose another election again if we only did a better job communicating minorities how our policies beneift them. We shouldn't ever cater our policies to any one group but only explain how our policies affect and benefit them. Republicans have done a shit job at doing this. I don't want to even call myself a Republican but that's what it is.
It's not so much an inability to communicate the benefits as it is a matter of immediate vs delayed gratification.
Republican policies operate on the principle of providing everyone the opportunity to pull themselves up and dig themselves out of poverty. Work upfront for reward at some point down the road.
Democrat policies operate on the principle of "vote for me and I'll give you 'free' money right now." Immediate short term reward in exchange for enslaving yourself to them, with the end result that things only keep getting worse as those policies bleed opportunities away.
The former is always going to be a tougher sell than the latter when dealing with lazy or short-sighted people.
Great points, thanks for your reply.
I partially agree with you, but equality means little without equity. Democrat policy tries to treat that "bridge", so to say, but to no avail.
This is an example I remember reading from a while back. There was black and white segregation in Baltimore, and as a result, black people were put in substandard housing. Many of these houses contained lead paint. Lead causes neurological problems when ingested, or when dust containing lead is inhaled. This was the cause of a black man victim of police brutality a few years back. I'll look it up for you if you're interested in doing some reading yourself.
My point is, everyone should be responsible for themselves, and pull themselves up by their bootstraps, but people should not be responsible for the acts of their ancestors, or others', and they should not be victim of historic circumstance. It's unfair to be held back by things you can't even control. That's not self-responsibility.
legal minorities
Funny that the Democrats once invented the act of "lynching," and now.... well....
Ironic.