>I would argue the Civil War put the nail in the coffin of the Jeffersonian model. I would think the Civil War certainly started the move from Jeffersonian to

>I would argue the Civil War put the nail in the coffin of the Jeffersonian model. I would think the Civil War certainly started the move from Jeffersonian to Hamiltonian, but that is one of the oldest arguments of the design of the country (thus why each theory is given its father's name.). I think the pendulum moved back towards Jeffersonianism after reconstruction. I've heard the Civil War called essentially the prototype of the world wars, and I can see that. I feel WWI really started the movement back towards Hamtonianism with Wilson in earnest. It's been a long road though. >is the Right abhors Freedom I would argue both political parties abhor freedom, it's just different freedoms. To only see (or support) one party curtailing freedoms while ignoring the other really supports that system. Political parties weren't in the original design and cropped up as a power grab during Washington's administration. They've hijacked power ever since. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Farewell_Address https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Farewell...