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In reply to the discussion: The words "Democrat" and "Republican" are pretty much meaningless [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)in my opinion, but that is not a very meaningful statement given the disagreement over what would constitute being "to the left".
Some say that my support of a top tax bracket of 90% would make me practically a Communist, yet Eisenhower had no problem with it. I am DEEPLY suspicious of the military and defense contractors which makes me a Stalin-kissing Commie in some people's eyes, but again, so was Eisenhower. The political definition of the "middle" has shifted so far right that practically any sensible view of government can be viewed as "far left". Hell, these days, any bit of poorly-written satire is almost indiscernible from "mainstream" conservative orthodoxy.
The whole point of my post was to get people to understand the "Democrat" and "Republican" are meaningless terms in today's political landscape.