American politics Is America turning left? Economist.com
That some of what this article states is true. As a teenager growing up in the early 80's I liked Reagan's 'Western' conservatism: strong on individual freedom, foreign policy Hawk. But I have not liked the 'Southern' Republicans: Moralistic, intrusive, religious. And I can only hope that a repudiation of the 'Southern Strategy' that would come from a Strong Democratic electoral victory would change things around.
What it boils down to is American's don't like being told what to do, be it through overtaxation to fund poorly thought out welfare policy or being told how and whom to pray to and how to live our lives.
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