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One is right of center, the other is even more right of center, if you consider parties in other countries.
by foobarbazqux 13y ago
One is right of center, the other is even more right of center, if you consider parties in other countries.
- andybak 13y agoYep. Brit here. We tend to laugh when we hear the Democrats described as 'Center-left'.
- coldtea 13y agoActually that's true. I just used the terms they are described with in their local political scene. Compared to our parties, both are on the right. And it's a shame that the democratic party, from what I've read, has gotten even more on the right as times move along, even being bullish against the sixties spirit etc. From this book (which is half light pop culture references and half decent period analysis) I've come to the conclusion that this happened in the eighties: http://www.amazon.com/Back-Our-Future-Now-Our-Everything/product-reviews/0345518780 http://www.amazon.com/Back-Our-Future-Now-Our-Everything/pro...
- Roboprog 13y agoToday, Richard Nixon would be booted out of the Democratic party as "too liberal". Go figure.