If we are going to stick with "party" politics, I think we need a new party. What if you're liberal on social issues but conservative on fiscal issues? What party is that? That's what most people in the United States are today anyways. Interesting to think about.
Funny story I'm a registered Democrat only because when I was young I saw the similarity between Democrat and Democracy and I had no clue what a Republican was...it all comes down to people getting involved and educating themselves on the issues.
ReplyDeleteI've thought that same thing many times. I feel people would be better represented in our government if we had multiple political parties. Having two giant umbrella parties creates artificial polorization.
ReplyDeleteIn my experience social conservatives like me are a fairly small percentage of gen X and gen Y. I believe this is mostly due to our education system and huge liberal media bias. However, I can't say this trend will last forever because typically we all get more conservative as we age. It's a natural reaction to responsibility and reality.