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as it shakes, I think I am probably older than most here.
I think it safe to say, that in all honesty to ourselves, we are a product of our own experiences, good or bad. It really is interesting to me, as I recall a h.s. class of
'Civics' (of which I believe is no longer mandatory) and it was most interesting to understand that back then, both parties responded well to the health & wellbeing
of the American middle class. One must remember our parents were the 'Greatest Generation' (with abundant numbers of children).. politicians would not
be guilty of screwing with them after the 'Great Depression, WW2 & Korea.
I always voted split ticket.. but I was a believer of classroom political definitions on what compromised a liberal or a conservative... that mostly held true. But that
got skewered in the '80's.
I did not think a conservative would have doubled the nat'l debt; and /or engage in cowboy diplomacy in the middle- East. Also, I took exception with the b.s. of
'trickle down' economics.. that made wealthy people wealthier & also, became a burden of the stewardship of our nation's resources.
But, there were a lot of people back then that liked that vociferous 'cowboy diplomacy', and unfortunately Jimmy Carter was the right guy but at the wrong time (fiscally
conservative Paul Volcker/ & Carter not too keen about getting involved in the middle- East) and his presidency got clobbered in 1980.
The thing is, what I would define as a conservative, would be in error, by today's standards, or better yet, what is a liberal.
Labeling is highly problematic.
Going back aways I admired Bill Buckley, Barry Goldwater (I was a senior in h.s. the fall of '63 and he talked 'nuking Hanoi'. I'm thinking holy shit! Goldwater
still was a pragmatist, even more so later on in his life).
FYI: I am not delusional!
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