PBVBROOK, I'm curious, could you explain in some detail why you see Limbaugh, Beck and Hannity as running the Republican party?
I am also very curious why you put Goldwater on the right separate from Jefferson and Franklin on the left, yet pile FDR in with them?
Once more, I'm curious as to the reasoning behind denying the U.S. as a soveriegn government by applying strict English traditions to it. Because the United States is a well established government, nation etc., there is a tradition of the U.S. individually to conserve, and therefore we have American Conservatives, who seek to conserve American traditions in government. An American Liberal is one who doesn't seek to conserve American governmental traditions, but rather to formulate and impliment something else entirely - something new, something different. Yes "liberal" can be translated directly to "free" in Latin, but it's been reversed.
It's like soccer. Entirely different meanings, entirely different cultures. Do I think this is appropriate or beneficial? Of course not, it's ridiculous. I'd so much like to be able to refer to myself as liberal, and see both a Brit and American understand what the hell I'm saying.
Can this not explain why there are, "Conservative," "Liberalism," and "Libertarianism" forums on this here board?
Nevertheless, I agree to the idea that both the Republican and Democratic parties are rather similar, especially due to their race to the center.
The liberals are just as guilty as the conservatives for ruining the United States. The liberals have misguided and lied to the American people just as much as the conservatives. They do it because they believe the American people only have two choices. They believe there are only two parties in the United States. That is why I am no longer a Democrat. I am now a member of the Reformist Party, because I want to let both the Democrats and the Republicans know that I have more than two options.
The United States, by a long shot, has not been ruined simply due to the legislation and actions of politicians in the last 10 years. Politicians misguide people, and lie to them, simply because they believe their duty is to give something more to the people through legislation, to provide something new and amazing for the people. And also, because many haven't any idea what they're doing, and if they do, shame on them.
A strong party system may also be responsible for what
is happening, and has been for more than one hundred years. Established parties allow much greater communication between the Executuive and Legislative departments of government, making any legislation much easier to pass.