> So you're saying every person in America can be neatly defined as either right or left? For hysterical raisins, the US has a basically permanent two-party sy

> So you're saying every person in America can be neatly defined as either right or left? For hysterical raisins, the US has a basically permanent two-party system. Charitably speaking, you can be socially and economically either conservative or liberal, R or D. There are some people who are economically conservative and socially liberal -- "do what you want, and leave me alone." There are others who are economically liberal and socially conservative -- "we should help the less fortunate, because that is what Christ and compassion demand." And there are plenty of other positions, but the only two real options are R and D. Tweaking the meanings of those two letters is your best bet.