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I've thought about this post for some time now, and it represents to me the stigma we have placed on political thought. I have a friend, a farmer, who hates paying taxes, is against abortion, and votes Democrat. He feels that the Democrats represent him against the big business interests that he feels seek to take advantage of him. When asked if he is liberal he seems to believe that because he is a Democrat, he must be. He is not an idiot, nor is he alone in his confusion. I believe that our current political practice forces people into camps of thought. You are either Liberal or Conservative, Democrat or Republican. We seem to have lost our own beliefs in the struggle to better our parties standing and power. The "Us against Them" mentality has compromised our ability to govern ourselves.
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