Comments by "craxd1" (@craxd1) on "The Man Behind the Curtain; The Great Democracy Swindle" video.

  1. Here, in the US, much of the public thinks that there's a huge difference between the two party's roots, when they're one and the same, from Burke's Whigs. Jefferson formed the first alternative party against the Federalists, which was the Republicans. The Democrats of Madison, joined him, forming the Democratic Republican Party, but there were tensions between the two from the start. Jefferson was responsible for a compromise between Madison and Hamilton, and the founding of the first National Bank, which Madison detested. Also, the Democrats had close ties to the French anarchists and radicals. George Washington wrote the Sec. of War under Adams, about how he distrusted the Democrats, and questioned their loyalty, stating that if war broke out between the new nation and France, the Democrats may side with France. That was during the XYZ affair. Finally, the Republicans had enough of the radical element, and separated, forming the Whig Party. That eventually formed the Republican Party under Lincoln. Both, though, still have the same liberal Whig roots. The Federalists were absorbed into the two parties.
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  2.  @Gilberto90  It's the nature of any government to expand, and the Federalists had full intentions of doing so from day one. After all, if the government was held in chains, Congress' role would become obsolete, as there would hardly be any need for new legislation to be introduced, and passed. By continually introducing new legislation, they guarantee themselves a job. That's also why they're against term limits. I'd be pleased if Congress was limited to one term, before they could become corrupted in the revolving door of DC (Gov to private sector that's tied to gov). Of course, the private sector: the military industrial complex, lobbying, and law, would find a way of recruiting them even then, before they were elected. Another would be the outright banning of any lobbying, but we'll never see that, as that is Congress' bread and butter. Here, I'll give McCain kudos for trying to stop it, but we saw how quickly that was defeated by McConnell and Citizens United.
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