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It seems strange to me that most people think only in terms of the right/left spectrum - and when I watch the news or politicians, they are content to play to that. You'd think that professionals who deal with these issues for business (politcians) would be more sensitive to some of the intricacies. I think it is also interesting how contradictory our two parties are. If I didn't know any better, I would expect a two party system to have more contrast - meaning a libertarian party vs. a populist one. Of course, then maybe no legislation could ever be passed because the parties would be far too diametrically opposed.
Anyway, as a libertarian minded individual, I have long been bothered by the fact that most people associate conservative thinkers with social restriction. I almost feel like the Republican party has hijacked the meaning of the term and no one else ever noticed. Do (true) liberals feel this way about the Democrats?
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