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Old 09-18-2004, 07:59 AM
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but I would really appreciate unbiased information about politics, so that I may start my path as to which I would like to choose.
That is a tall order, esp. on a political forum where most of us have strong bias. Unbiased information on politics is almost an oxymoron. Even if you take a factual statistic, such as tax rates, the assertions made using those facts will always be slanted. In other words, a fact that should be objective can always be interpreted in a subjective manner. An example would be "Taxes shift to middle class" vs "Income shifts to middle class." Both could be true, but obviously the facts are used to make very different assertions. Your job, then, is to be suspicious and check out the facts.

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A Republican is usually a conservative, while a Democrat is usually a liberal. In general, the conservatives believe in individuals taking care of themselves, while the liberals believe that the government should make many of the decisions for the people.
This is a very good start on the ideological difference in the parties. You have to decide which issues are important to you. That will change many times as you get older and depending on what's happening at the time. Sites like georgebush.com and johnkerry.com are places to start, but remember that if an issue is important to you, you must do the work of finding out what the candidate has done, not just what he says he wants to do. Politics are all about issues. I suggest that you watch this forum. You will see the way people argue issues and that IS politics.
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