Trotskylvania wrote:I did not choose them. They chose me. I was merely pulled from the stone like Excalibur.
You're a bit of a megalomaniac aren't you?
As for myself. I suppose by now I've been a bit all over the spectrum. I was fiercely liberal when I was young, yet, I suppose seeing some of the fruits of their work, as well as their ideologically directed social-engineering yields less than desirable results in the long run. While some aspects of it can work within certain situations, it often falls into corruption, or economical cycles that simply are unsustainable. While generally strong at growing an economy, tend to be horrifically bad at generating a surplus or reforming services when the fiscal reality demands it and this is a negative trait that has only grown on both parties in the last 3 decades. Modern Republicans after Reagan failed to gain the same returns on his investments he made, while also giving money to just about whoever was asking. Going after the rather dangerous policy of cutting taxes and raising spending.
I suppose I am a soft-core nationalist and full-blooded conservative. I may place a bit too much faith in statistics, but the poverty drive can directly be attributed to social standings which in some states, stand encouraged by social security. I do believe in effective government. but it's safe to say the US has not had serious economic deregulation since Reagan, who also bailed out the economy 'successfully' by taking large loans. While I do believe in effective government more than big or small government. I also believe Thatcher was spot on when she said that all our other liberties depend on if the government defines itself as the master or the servant of it's people. The modern age political divide I think will yield exciting, and turbulent developments with the birth of modern nationalism. I also think the divide in Europe will focus mostly on Conservative/Small Government/Nationalist alliances against Left/Socialist/Green Alliances.
