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Re: Good news for collectors (was Re: 1593 box photos!)
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Fri, 23 Mar 2001 17:18:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Sanburn writes:
<snip>

My peeve with this thread is that some in it perpetuate the
"right == Republican" and "left==Democrat" mythos.

My point exactly.


As you know, I feel the political spectrum is not one dimensional. Not hardly.

Further, I feel that Democrats and Republicans are more alike than they are
different.

Absolutely.  The differences are carefully selected, but this two-party
tyranny has blandified elections.  On too many issues I couldn't tell Cheney
from Lieberman from Dubya from Gore.


Finally, the GOP has some (seated congressional) members who would be
considered more 'liberal' than some (seated congressional) members of the
Democratic party. (and the converse as well, of course)...

Just my usual peeve.

++Lar

Again, my point exactly.

Bruce

Bruce



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(...) "and who's going to be president, Tweedle Dumb or Tweedle Dumber" (Ani Difranco) Since I sit _far_ to the left, I don't much care for either one of the mainstream US parties (not though it really matters, since I am a Canadian, and have no (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Good news for collectors (was Re: 1593 box photos!)
 
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Sanburn writes: <snip> My peeve with this thread is that some in it perpetuate the "right == Republican" and "left==Democrat" mythos. As you know, I feel the political spectrum is not one dimensional. Not hardly. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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