Re: RE: Meet The Republican Party

Steve: But isn't it ironic that so many seem to want to be called conservative, even those who aren't?

No, because these days, politics have become so closely linked with religious beliefs that many American citizens no longer vote with their best interests in mind. They are simply making decisions based on who they’ve been taught a ‘moral’ person must vote for.

…and no one seems to want to be called liberal, especially those who are?

No irony there, either — or surprise, actually. Too many of those effectively parading as moralist conservatives — most of which are simply the greediest of capitalist conservatives — have demonized their ‘opposition,’ which in this instance is the American liberal. Demonizing is a great method of rallying those who dogmatically see no shades of grey, only black or white. To be fair, the left does its fair share of this too, when they should simply cast a light on members of their 'opposition' who are the grifters.

With that said, any extreme, dogmatic viewpoint — either far left or far right — is both unrealistic and against the nature of society. All great ideas reside somewhere in the middle of two extreme and opposing philosophies.