I'm not on the right criticizing the left though, and it strikes me as melodramatic to say this "perpetuates a misperception." Let's talk about perceptions and

I'm not on the right criticizing the left though, and it strikes me as melodramatic to say this "perpetuates a misperception." Let's talk about perceptions and misperceptions. Most Americans have no idea who is in power, or how their government is structured: http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-many-americans-dont-know-basic-facts-about-government-2014-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-many-americans-dont-know... Given that, I'll grant that it's probably a mistake to think that people's political ideologies have anything to do with a theory of government at all. Most people's political ideologies are probably about as refined as a blue/red color preference.