Is America Still America?

[Metalject]

I found that poll link really interesting, Metal. Thanks for providing a source!

I guess that just blows the perception (mine, at that) that registered Democrats must be mostly liberal, and Republicans conservative by default.

At one time I assumed the same thing, but democrat hasn't meant liberal and republican hasn't meant conservative in a long time, at least not politically. Politically, in the present, republican means big government, regulate everything, define morality and call democrats bad. And democrat means bigger government, regulate everything even more, define morality and call republicans bad. I'd also add democrat means socialist, and republican means socialist but generally too afraid to admit it. This is what the parties have become. There are exceptions in both but very few.

I think most Americans, while they may have varying social views, overall most simply want to be left alone. They want to be allowed to succeed and fail by their own hand, to live as they desire and to let others do the same. But neither party on the hill represents this anymore. Yes, there are ideological Americans (non-politicians) on both sides of the fence, but they're not the majority. Unfortunately, the majority has become a bit lazy.