Its interesting that the political spectrum has shifted in the US. It used to be that the Republican party was economically liberal (by this I mean "less gover

Its interesting that the political spectrum has shifted in the US. It used to be that the Republican party was economically liberal (by this I mean "less government") and socially conservative (by this I mean "more restrictive". The Democratic party was the opposite. This was always a very odd coalition of ideas, as libertarians were quick to point out. The parties should probably be "more government" versus "less government" Suddenly, over the last few years and once they "won" around issues like gay marriage, it's become apparent that the Democratic party is now socially conservative. The woke movement is really a new breed of "conservative" movement. The Republican party still seems a bit in shambles, but they may ultimately find themselves coalescing around libertarian ideas. Although right now it appears both parties are for "more government" and "even more government". (For example immigration under Trump and Biden are similar, both spent massively, etc).