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Originally Posted by david man45
On a side note, when did capitalism become bad here and everyone's turned into literally a bunch of communists? I wasn't alive at the time, but wasn't the whole sentiment against communism/socialism during the cold war?
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When everyone grew up and realized there's more to life than just looking out for yourself.
The modern culture is too well informed. Knowledge begets liberalism, hence the right-wingers are forced to rely on the informational sheltered and easily frightened; religious zealots and baby boomers.
It's a downward spiral for the conservative party. To appeal to their base they have to take absurd stances against obvious advancements to our society such as stem cell research and gay marriage. This only serves to make the right look even more out-of-touch to any mentally stable and educated person under the age of 40.
Maybe if the Republicans weren't focused on bible thumping and war mongering their other messages of fiscal responsibility and personal freedoms would be better received?