Why is America leaning so far to the political right?
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I think one answer might be that the US Republican party-- one of the furthest right promonent political parties in the developed world-- has a very strong rhetorical advantage. The US has been convinced that the republicans are the party of morality. As a person of faith I have often been told that my left-leaning political views are abhorrant to God. The communities of faith have been convinced that they are part of conservative america and are afraid to step out of line. \nIt may also be the strong emphasis on Security in our post 9-11 world. to stay secure we often forfit many of our political powers to a stronger government, short-sightedly\n\nhope this adds some insight :)
1080843
With the question you ask you did what the american media has been doing. With the use of the term "liberal" you just set the pace for both side to get emotional. That is one bias question. You sound just like FOX news that sway one way more than the other. \n\nYES! The american media plays with the emotions of the american public. They use their availability to the public to impress their views heavily on the american public.
786072
Only extreme partisans completely support the agenda of one side or the other. The vast majority of the country are moderate. They may lean to one side or the other, but are still willing to cross lines in the name of good legislation.
843518
It's just one of many reasons why people are fed up.  Bush and his cabinet have lied to us too many times, telling us Republicans are opposed to big government and big spending but spending more than all of the Democrats of this century put together.  They've done their best to take away our rights and freedoms in the name of "family values", a transparent code phrase for fascism.  Fascists and other totalitarian love to talk about "family" and "patriotism" to make it more difficult for their opponents to vote against them, but intelligent voters can see through the smoke and mirrors and see that they don't care about families.  They don't care about anyone but themselves and their precious overblown military/industrial complex.\n\nBy the way, I think it's tragic that it took so many voters six years to figure out that the government was headed down the wrong path.  I knew we were in trouble the moment Bush took office, and that's not based on anti-Republican bias.  The man is a moron and I would have voted against him no matter which party he represented.
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Actually, I think this is actually hurting America. Political Correctness began with the best of intentions (as all things do), an effort to spare people's feelings because we all take everything the wrong way.\n\nThe problem is that we tend to talk around our problems rather than address them. By using differently abling words between people, we are pretending that the underlying problems have been solved when in fact they are just being allowed to sit and simmer. Then, when the problem actually does explode, everyone will be surprised because they thought everything should be okay. This will make things worse because the average population will think the people complaining are without justification.
1034902
Excellent question! \n\nI remember when the word 'conservative' referred to the far right of the Republican party. And there were liberals in both parties. Then in the 90s this begin to change with the entire Republican party moving to the right.\n\nIf you didn't move to the right then you were pushed out basically. I'd say this transformation occurred during the Newt Gingrich era. I actually used to be a Republican but I am very liberal when it comes to the rights of others. IE, gay marriage, discrimination, etc... I first moved independent then finally ended up completely democrat. There just isn't any place for me in the Republican party any longer. They carry too many biased prejudices; but even more than that, my liberal way of thinking can't accept their somehow literally believing they have the RIGHT to dictate to others how to live.\n\nAnyways, good question and hope that helps. Basically there are no liberal republicans any longer. There are the conservatives who are to the right then there are the neocons which are far right extremist.
842691
Since when has politics been practiced with clear well thought out issues in any country? Politics have always spun around meaningless slogans that some how inspire people to vote one way or the other. If the people had paid close attention they would have voted out every incumbent from Congress and the Senate, and not just the Republicans.\n\nOn the other hand, despite ourselves Americans some how can see the important issues and vote their conscience. In the long run we don’t always steer a straight course, but some how we manage to be able to make our way better than most forms of government.
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Normally, political beliefs are fixed somewhere along a 'spectrum'.\n\nUsually, from an economic perspective, the left is for equality in income: at its extreme, that means the goovernment giving everybody the same salary regardless of their job, at a more moderate level, it means higher taxes for the rich than for the poor. The right would be for less taxation and people earning money on a supply-and-demand principle.\n\nSocially, the left is generally for large government projects aiming to provide equal standards (in education, health, insurance, retirement pensions, etc.) to all people. These are usually centrally operated and require high taxes to maintain. The right believes in trusting private corporations to do this at whatever price they choose.\n\nAgain, socially, the left tends to support 'progressive' ideas like racial equality, immigration, gay marriage, drug decriminalisation, abortion, etc. The right percieves tradition as an important basis for lawmaking, and often is opposed to many of these things.\n\nNot everything can be categorised along a left/right spectrum. Globalisation vs. nationalism, for example: the left used to be more globally-minded than the right; now I'm not sure if that's true. Religiously-motivated politics are often thought of as 'the right', but there are groups like 'Christian socialists' too.
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With all due respect, you're a little off in your perspective.  The GOP may be guilty of many things, but hating America is definitely not one of them.  You would be closer to the mark if you said they love America with an almost fanatical air.  It's usually the Dems who are saying things along the lines of how embarrassed they are with the country, or how they don't like our system.  Rethink your perspective, read just about all of the posts on this site, and you'll see that I'm right.
860855
Too many think everything is OK now,like hooray "we" won.Politics isn't football!\nToo many Democrats are just puppets for the same interest groups as Bush and his hoodlums.The military industrial complex isn''t gone,the neofascist patriot act isn't gone.\nTaking the house and senate form the far right should be the beginning,not the end of liberating America.\nEvery American should keep the pressure on their congress and senate.They work for you.\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09l8iqpme
11554
The Amishization* of America is happening rather fast.  The far right Christian coalition is afraid of science and most other fields of study so they do all that they can to interfer with education except those subjects that fit into their own very narrow biblical precepts. I am a Christian but I also believe in science.  This makes me suspect as far as far right Christians go.  Also being a Democrat is not acceptable since only Republicans can be Christians.  Some people call it the rise of the Anerican Christian-Taliban who are attempting to  take control of our democracy and establish a mind-police over us and put a Christian theocracy in place of our own government.  Men, not elected by the people, but, in their own minds, apponted by God to rule over us.  That is what the king system was supposedly. It is also how most middle east countries are set up. It is the dumbing down of America, by a fanatical few, to take us over and control us.\n(*Amish link below explains who and what the Amish are)
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The Democrats and the Republicans are the two major political parties in this country.  Republicans are universally recognized as more conservative (enact fewer laws that change things radically or even slightly and tax less and interfere with moral issues far more e.g. abortion) than Democrats who are considered much more liberal (tax more to fund many more sweeping changes; a rather laissez faire "anything goes" approach to morality).  The same sort of alignment is found in other countries, take England where the Labor party is the more liberal counterpart of our Democrats.\n\nWithin the Democratic Party there are some conservatives and many middle-of-the-roaders.  Conversely among the Republicans are some liberals and many middle-of-the-roaders as well.  Beginning in the last half of the 20th Century the present party status began to form with the Democrats being gradually considered more and more liberal and the Republicans more and more conservative until by 1980 the present battlelines were drawn. So the question as you asked it doesn't fit exactly . . . There is NO difference between liberals and SOME Democrats and a few Republicans; and there is a huge difference between liberals and other Democrats and even more Republicans.  \n\nThe strangest thing is that up until about 1947 when Harry Truman splintered his party (the Democrats) by standing up for civil rights for the Black servicemen returning from World War II and the Dixiecrats were formed to oppose him, up until that time the Republicans were the liberals and the Democrats were the conservatives with their power bases in the North east and the South respectively.  After all, the most radical change in American life was created during the first Republican administration in history:  Abraham Lincoln's.  \n\nToday the south and the west are the bastions of conservatism and the north east and heavy industrial states are the centers of liberal thought.  Labor unions tend to be the biggest supporters of liberal candidates and business and merchants of the conservative ones.\n\nIn general, Liberals are easily criticized as too eager to tax and too impractical in their legislation, too eager to align with so-called fringe groups (gays and lesbians, for example). Conservatives nowadays are seen as too eager to align themselves with the interests not just of business but especially of big business, too willing to legislate morality, too closely in touch with religious groups that would for example undo Roe vs. Wade. One last comment:  some people call liberals leftists, that is aligned with socialism or even communism; and conservatives right-wingers, that is aligned with the status quo and keeping the rich and powerful, rich and powerful.\n\nIn my opinion the best of both possible worlds is found in the Libertarian Party which espouses very low taxes, strong national defense and simple practical public works projects with no interference in private lives.  Conservative fiscally and on national defense; non-interfering in most other ways.  I hope this helped.  Good luck.
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NO political party represents American Interest.  They all represent their own members views to the exclusion of any non member.\nThat is why our two party system (and the party system in general) has created the apathy and problems we currently have in our government.\nI believe our forefathers wanted ANY natural born citizen to actually have a shot at president - too bad that ain't the reality today.
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At least in part.  Movies are an exaggeration.  Compared to most other countries, American culture is decadent.  We waste resources and tend to be arrogant.  Those who lean to the left want to rush into a future untested.  Those who are the most conservative want to go back 20 or more years and pretend nothing has happened.  America is very diverse.  Even people who have lived here all of their lives have no idea of what the country is all about because they might have spent their entire life in one small area.  You would have to see us to believe us.
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there were some during WWII that wanted to also ( we called them traitors back then) now you get called a bigot if you call them traitors.\n\nIt is all political, those that want to do it, would rather risk America be considered weak, or even allowing us to lose, so they can win thier political goals.
770949
You should stop seeing America as divided.  There are varying views from every direction.  Try to ask more productive questions.
866011
What you want is what everyone in the U.S. wants.  I'm a democrat who works her butt off and feel that people on welfare for generations is just absolutely robbery.  I care about peoples rights in the U.S. because that is why the U.S. was started so they could practice freedom of religion without fear of persecution.  I want a government that makes decisions based on the good of everyone not just the good for their pockets.  The reason we label ourselves with a party is because we feel that one party or the other will attain those items more successfully than the other.  I think most people are right down the middle the problem with our government is there is no down the middle views everythings is either too far right or too far left leaving no compromising and finding solutions thta 1/2 of the country will not be happy with.  So you are on the U.S. Team that wants a more successful, honest, rational government.  As do I.  If i'm wrong then i'm sorry i couldn't answer your question.