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You may have misunderstood my point.
I did.
I'm saying that the center, the political center, "feels" more like the Left these days because in the last forty years we have been steadily drifting further and further Right. To illustrate, Many of Reagan's policies, and bills he signed in cooperation with both Republicans and Democrats, and his tax policies, would look very "lefty" if enacted today, and Ike Eisenhower was approximately where Joe Biden was for many years.
How do you personally define going more right? If socially, in what ways? If putting America's best interests first is a right wing ideal in your world, I'll happily disagree. Your party is going left because it's being run by leftists. Look at Gavin Newsom, our gov. of CA. who said illegal immigrants are now going to get free health care. Do you delude yourself into believing this is a moderate position of your party because Oh, Trump has driven the country "so far to the right.? Please... I have a bridge to sell you. Resisting pro-America policy is not a moderate position. It's not liberalism...it's authoritarian leftist.
But speaking of Biden, he IS flipping and moving on many of his long held views precisely BECAUSE of pressure from today's Left, but in the end, the net result would be that we'd wind up approximately in what was for years regarded as the Center.
Agree, but Biden has no choice than to react to the pressure because from my vantage point, the far left, not center left, is running the Democrat Party now.
FDR was somewhat Left, Truman a little less so, Eisenhower was the Center, Kennedy slightly to the Left, Johnson slightly more to the Left, Nixon was Center-Right, Ford was a little more to the Center, Carter slightly more to the Left, then came Reagan and the long slow drift to the Right again, Bush more to the Center again, Clinton more to the Center, Bush 43 moderately Right, Obama "talked" Left but functioned as if he wanted to be more to the Center. Trump has moved us way to the Right.
In what ways has Trump moved us to the right? Putting America first is not putting up too far right. Enforcing the rule of law is not moving us too far right. Improving the economy, job creation, less taxes and regulation is not too far right. Not bowing down to countries who continue to take advantage of America's prosperity is not too far right. Not wanting to be involved in another war is not too far right... Trump is a populist who has all kinds of followers. Some put their faith in him because the usual DC politician from both parties have hurt the country. People are sick of politicians who don't deliver anything but obstructionism.
Is Trump my moral role model, hell no! But at the same time, people didn't elect him to be so... Trump is no social conservative, but he does pander to the socially right of the party; the religious right. Understandable, right? You do realize that one could be a conservative meaning they favor less intrusive federal gov. and have a live and let live attitude, don't you? That would be me, btw... Latest polls show increasing numbers of Republicans for same sex marriage and for keeping Roe v. Wade intact.
I don't expect you to agree either. You'll probably say that Obama was six inches from being a Marxist, but that is because you're pretty far to the Right, so to you, he looks like a Marxist.
I wouldn't call Obama a marxist so you are wrong and I am not pretty far to the right either. I am more of a classical liberal than a conservative, at least the way you would understand the latter, far right wing. There are all kinds of shades for the term conservatives, even Democrats have religious conservatives and by the looks of it, they have many, a fact many from your team dismiss.
Classical liberals are not left or right but they are the true thinkers, and IMO, define the word liberal. I care about unfettered free markets, the rule of law, and the protection of civil liberties. I don't want to take away rights, I want my government to protect them. IMO, the far left faction of your party, the illiberals are all about stripping rights. That's not a debate you'll want to engage me on either...
He's the only shot the Democrats have, like him or not.PS: I would like to believe that Joe Biden has evolved but my gut tells me it's just for show.
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