Is our Country's problems based in Conservative intolerance?

[Average College Student]

Tolerance is one of our founding principals. The ability to accept different religions and from different countries always was with us. Why have modern conservatives hijacked the purpose of our country?

[midnyteryder1961]

Excuse me, but the Presidency and the Senate are controlled by Democrats. Perhaps a little reading is in order before you post questions here.

[The Solution]

No.

All of our Socio-economical Problems are Caused by 536 Elite, Privileged, Professional, Permanent, Political RULING Class Members in Washington DC, that have TOO Much Control and Power, in which Corruption is the Currency that is RUNNING and RUINING our Country….
Contact your Friends, Family, the MEDIA and Government Representatives, Federal, State and LOCAL and DEMAND these 5 SIMPLE STEPS:

1) Require States to Pay the Salary, Retirement, Travel and Living Expenses, and Staffing Needs of their own US Senators and Representatives in the House. (They could not set their own pay and benefits that way and be Beholden to those that Elected them, not Washington, DC Special Interests)

2) Legislators can NEVER vote to "Exempt" themselves from any Law they Pass. For Example, healthcare and Insider Trading (both of which they exempted members of Congress from having to comply)

3) Same Term Limits as the President. If you sit out a Term and Run again and your Constituency wants you back you can do 2 more Terms, then sit again. It will Stop Politicians from Making it a Career Choice, rather than Public Service.

4) Turn over Control and Funding of the Dept. of Ed, EPA, Dept of Commerce, Health and Social Services, Land Management, Parks, etc, Back to the States to Operate as they deem appropriate for their Respective States. IF Congress did not have CONTROL of Purse Strings, they would not be such a BIG, Corrupt Target for Lobbyists and Contributors.

5) Lastly, Citizens and Corporations can ONLY donate to the Campaign of Individuals that Represent the District in which you LIVE and/or Work. Why should Liberal Unions in New York be Giving Millions of Dollars to a Democratic Senator for Alaska? ONLY one Reason and it's NOT Honorable.

These simple fixes would change our whole way of "Operating." It would inspire Leadership Rather than Control. It would save $100's of Billions of $$$ in pet projects and Destroyed Wealth during elections. And eliminate the "necessity" to bribe Congress with Lobbyists to get anything done. Gridlock would not be an issue, because they would not be thinking about their own personal future, rather, doing what is required to help the most Americans.

These Changes would allow for We The People to have an opportunity to run for Office and Represent our Neighbor again.

[Klathorn]

Are you serious? You have it upside down.

Our country was founded on freedom and hard work you can succeed. Side agendas were never addressed.

Now success is hated. Failure is rewarded. Most of the budget goes to entitlements that never existed while this country became great.

All Democracies and Republics will fail... When people can vote spoils to themselves with no work. We are there.

Hard work is taxed and penalized, failure is rewarded.

[get lost]

so having a differing view point form you is now intolerance. I think Hitlers Germany acted similarly to you

[yaheigh]

No, the problems are based more on our failed education system that cannot teach average college student the correct usage of "is" and "are" for plural verbs when asking questions.

[Andres]

"In God we trust" This country was founded on the fact that we human beings have rights endowed by our Creator. This is what the nation was founded. That's why she has been blessed and been so sucessful. Why does this truth bother people. The country was founded on liberty, because God gave that liberty. This has nothing to do with politics it's just the truth. If this country want's to stay blessed, we must move forward, with no arrogance but humbleness towards our Creator. That forever has been the purpose of the country, and if people come here who don't share that view, it's because they are in the process of discovering why this nation has been so great.

[Di]

GWB famously said "is our children learning" and was laughed at, justifiably so.

It's a singular plural thing. You should have used ARE our........problems.

Education is a wonderful thing. Try it some time.

[wichitaor1]

Who do you blame for your atrocious grammar?

You should get a real education before you preach to others.

[Mark]

No.
You liberals have plenty of intolerance too. You can't tolerate big businesses being successful, you can't tolerate conservative Christians being as politically influential as liberal Christians, you can't tolerate traditional views of morality and you often call it bigotry.