Misleading thinking: Criticizing each other only creates hate

As human nature, it’s easier to be dissatisfied and criticize, it’s harder to build and appreciate, which requires more efforts.

I am very thankful to Bill and Pam for inviting me to the watch party and preparing nice light refreshments(celery, carrot,grape, thin crackers, green tea).

From my perspective, the documentary film “Hillary’s America: The secret History of the democratic party” is highly biased. It tells the audience that Democratic is trying everything to weaken US, such as Indian removal, slavery, segregation. And GOP is always fighting against these wrongs. He twisted the truth so much that I have to come out my version.

1st party system: 1792-1824

aristocrat vs democrat

Federalist Party, created by Alexander Hamilton, appeals to business community

Democratic-Republican Party, by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, appeal to the southern planters and farmers.

Starting from 1806, DR party had dominated both House and Senate with >80% seats.

In election of 1824, there’s only 1 party: Republican-democratic, but 4 candidates, none of them received over 50% electoral votes. Then decision comes to the hands of house of representatives. Top 3 entered the finalist with Jackson ranking No. 1. However, the final votes by representative choose Adam who was originally No.2. Adam won 13 out of 24 votes. (there were only 24 states at that time, TX belonged to Mexico).

2nd party system

Jackson began his revenge, formed a new party and won the election in 1828. He used spoils system to benefit his men.

• spoils system, or patronage system: when a political party wins an election, the government jobs are given to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward and an incentive to keeping working for the party.

The modern Republican Party) was formed in 1854 to oppose the expansion of slavery.

In political science, there are 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th party systems, which are used to indicated that these two parties evolved or changed their respective ideology or campaign strategy over time.

donation limitation

Candidate Committee: 2700 for primary electron, another 2700 for general election, as you can see in Hillary campaign.

PAC: $5000, PAC usually represents business, labor or ideological interests

Super PAC: unlimited. But Super PAC makes no contribution to candidates or parties. They run independently.

D’Souza lied about what is his felony

He used a “straw donor” trick, which donated money under other’s name and that person get reimbursed.

“Mr. D’Souza agreed to accept responsibility for having urged two close associates to make contributions of $10,000 each to the unsuccessful 2012 senate campaign of Wendy Long and then reimbursing them for their contributions. Given the technical nature of the charge, there was no viable defense,” D’Souza Attorneys Benjamin Brafman and Alex Spiro said in a statement.

D’Souza argued for the charges to be dismissed on grounds of selective prosecution. Last week, a judge denied that motion, citing “no evidence” to support it.

“Following the court’s ruling denying Dinesh D’Souza’s baseless claim of selective prosecution, D’Souza now has admitted, through his guilty plea, what we have asserted all along – that he knowingly and intentionally violated federal election laws,” Bharara said in a statement.

my point of view

D’Souza’s supporters claimed that he was the victim of double standard/ selected prosecution. I think D’Sourza was so shameless:

1. Others doing the same crime without being prosecuted, doesn’t make you innocent. You are just trying to shift the point, the fact that you committed a felony.
2. If you know others doing the same crimes, why don’t you make a movie expose that? Why don’t you spend effort to improve the social justice, make the whole election system more transparent? The answer is very simple : no one is going to buy the ticket. You know it’s not a good business. You’re good at selling hate.

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