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* originated and support the "[[war on terror]]" | * originated and support the "[[war on terror]]" | ||
* originated and support the "[[war on drugs]]" | * originated and support the "[[war on drugs]]" | ||
| − | * unsympathetic to those in need | + | * unsympathetic to [[/poverty|those in need]] |
* high level of tribalism (draw sharp line between "us" and "them"; expect unquestioning loyalty to "us") | * high level of tribalism (draw sharp line between "us" and "them"; expect unquestioning loyalty to "us") | ||
* created the incompetent TSA and the unnecessary and redundant Orwellonymic "Department of Homeland Security" | * created the incompetent TSA and the unnecessary and redundant Orwellonymic "Department of Homeland Security" | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 20 November 2014
Negatives
- anti-science
- pro-war
- ...but not interested in paying for said wars through raised taxes
- ...but not interested in taking care of the veterans of said wars
- support global warming denial
- endorse religion as a basis for governance (dominionism); anti-secular
- against sex education
- against easy access to contraceptives
- against bodily autonomy for women
- pro-patriarchy
- pro-plutonomy:
- embrace the idea of selling principles to the highest bidder
- against income taxation, especially of the wealthy and large businesses (i.e. the major funders of their campaigns)
- favor authoritarian, top-down society with high inequality
- favor racial profiling over more accurate methods of identifying criminals
- originated and support the "war on terror"
- originated and support the "war on drugs"
- unsympathetic to those in need
- high level of tribalism (draw sharp line between "us" and "them"; expect unquestioning loyalty to "us")
- created the incompetent TSA and the unnecessary and redundant Orwellonymic "Department of Homeland Security"
- ...while claiming to favor small government
News Items
- 2014-11-10 Tweet: ""Net Neutrality" is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government." Implies that Obamacare is slow and inefficient; implies that net neutrality will slow down the internet. False on both counts (although lack of net neutrality would make it possible for elites to purchase faster speed for their sites -- which would be consistent with the Republican view that only elites matter.)
- The Oatmeal helpfully explains net neutrality to SenTedCruz.
- 2014-11-15 Ted Cruz Doubles Down On Misunderstanding The Internet & Net Neutrality, As Republican Engineers Call Him Out For Ignorance
- 2014-11-17 Al Franken Explains Why Ted Cruz Doesn’t Understand The Internet
- 2014-11-09
- Navy Appoints First Ever Atheist Lay Leader, Right Wing Freakout Ensues "Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee objected strenuously saying that a secular humanist chaplain would make a mockery of the chaplaincy and denigrate religious soldiers and their families." -- an expression of dominionism
- Ted Cruz Threatens To Block Attorney General Nominee: Republicans threaten to block Attorney General nominee over non-existent problem
- 2014-10-22 GOP mailer attacking Elizabeth Warren on TARP bailout misleading: Warren did not endorse the Wall Street bailout; she criticized it.
Positives
CWRE is seeking input regarding positive aspects of the Republican Party versus other parties. We are not aware of any at this time.