Why Democrat?

There are not two major political parties in America, there’s one – the Corporate Party. Its two finance committees, the Republicans and the Democrats, raise money from diverse demographics. The Republican finance committee solicits contributions from individuals who think small government is a good idea (except for enabling the military industrial complex) and others who believe Jesus Christ was a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

The Democratic finance committee appeals to those who prefer a more egalitarian approach. For example, individuals who believe industries should provide safe workplaces, that both water and air should be clean, and who profess Jesus lived at the Vatican.

But these two committees are fringe elements to the real contributors. The corporations, through their lobbyists and political action committees, own 90 percent of the political process. Thus both sides of the aisle, the Executive branch and a growing majority in the Judicial branch work for the businesses of the world. It’s not limited to American corporations any more.

Of course this is no real secret. Everyone knows this.

Once we accept that most of our elected officials are essentially sponsored by the behemoths of big business, there remains a compelling reason to support Democratic candidates over Republicans. It’s the fringe.

In general, Democratic lawmakers have much more interesting pet causes. Republicans, although they proclaim to be the party of autonomous free thinkers, are the most monolithic group since the Masons. Ask any Republican to solve anything and the answer is “cut taxes, less regulation.”

But when odd circumstances arise, Democrats are more likely to have knowledge in things like environmental policy, reproductive rights, food safety, and even economics. The fringe Republicans believe the earth is 6,000 years old, the Dept. of Education should be eliminated as a cost-cutting measure, or that climate change is a hoax.