tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post108740537047779964..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: The Nastiness of PoliticsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-1087503461743846502004-06-17T13:17:00.000-07:002004-06-17T13:17:00.000-07:00Law Guy makes in interesting point. In the last pa...Law Guy makes in interesting point. In the last part of his post, he mentioned the volatile mix of religion and politics. The thing to remember is that has always been the case in the US. But, Reagan fired this up. He ushered in the era of "Family Values" and he made abortion a moral vs. legal issue using it as a litmus test. And from this point forward the "moral majority" gave rise to things like the Christian Coalition. With the cooling and then the end of the Cold War, the ideological paradigm shifted from emphasizing the political to the moral. We had won the political battle- the USSR fell. So what’s left?USWesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058471452288827920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-1087422289850297372004-06-16T14:44:00.000-07:002004-06-16T14:44:00.000-07:00Yes, there has been so much talk about "Reagan Dem...Yes, there has been so much talk about "Reagan Democrats" but little talk about what might be called, "Clinton Republicans." Clinton Republicans live in the suburbs and are pro-NAFTA/Free Trade, pro-balanced budget, socially progressive and in favor of a cooperative foreign policy that involves a lot of allies "sharing the burden."Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.com