Your argument (or rather the one you're presenting) "Didn't want it bad enough" implies that they are currently able to get there, regardless. I don't think the R's believe we're there.
I'm having problems parsing that, but I'll respond to what I think you're saying.
There are two sides to this. "Equality of Opportunity" and "Equality of Outcome".
The Republicans think that the former has been satisfied, and that the Democrats are whining about a lack of the latter.
The Democrats believe that the latter is as unrealistic at the Republicans do, but believe that the former is unsatisfied, and need to work harder at it.
It is the assumptions the Republicans make about "equality of opportunity" that create the "Didn't want it bad enough" argument.
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Date: 2005-02-23 02:27 pm (UTC)I'm having problems parsing that, but I'll respond to what I think you're saying.
There are two sides to this. "Equality of Opportunity" and "Equality of Outcome".
The Republicans think that the former has been satisfied, and that the Democrats are whining about a lack of the latter.
The Democrats believe that the latter is as unrealistic at the Republicans do, but believe that the former is unsatisfied, and need to work harder at it.
It is the assumptions the Republicans make about "equality of opportunity" that create the "Didn't want it bad enough" argument.