Is there any way the Republican and Liberal ideologies can be mutually bound?

Question

I don't think there is much difference in thinking apart from the historical ones. Fact is no sane human being can have such diverse views as both political sides seem to portray without meshing in the grey area of reason.

dinodino, look at the answer of notyou311. Rational and sensible. Maybe you want to try again?

Many references to Liberal and Democratic Party. That was a concious act. I consider the Democratic party as no different from the Republicans. They are one and the same. They are both involved in the 9/11 conspiracy. We need true Liberal representation to counter a Country in decline. Where the Me, Me culture has brought us to where we are today.

Answer 1

If you are talking about conservatives and liberals, I would hope so. Take a look at a man I hope to see run in 2008, Mitt Romney.

While he is a "republican", he has balanced budgets (turning a deficit into a surplus), and cut almost a third of his state government, both of which are conservative traits.

He has also given everyone in his state health insurance, and passed a bill so that everyone in the top 25% of their class gets free tuition at state colleges, both of which are "liberal" ideas.

As time goes on, I hope to see more fiscally responsible compassionate people in politics, instead of the self-serving arrogance we see as the norm today.

On the other hand, if you are talking about Republicans and Democrats (not all Democrats are liberal), I would hope that both would take a long, hard look at where they've come from before they start insulting each other. Neither party has a lot to be proud of. Things get done a lot better (and less expensively) if everyone works together, instead of against each other.

Take one hot-button issue for Republicans - abortion. How can you be against teaching safe-sex, against RU-486, against birth control, against "welfare" for impoverished mothers, against homosexual adoption, and still, with a clear conscience, oppose abortion? It would seem that if these things would be allowed (or not fought against), the number of abortions would decline without legislation, like it did during the Clinton years.

Answer 2

Back about 40 years ago, both parties had a wide range of people, from liberals to conservatives. But in the late 60s and early 70s, the Democrat party started taking a hard left turn, especially with the nomination of Hubert Humphrey, followed by the scandals of Nixon.

After that the parties slowly became more and more left for the Dems and right for the Reps. That's the biggest reason for the divide today - and it is quite an ideological divide, and very hard to bridge. Especially since the hard-liners have gained more influence over the whole party.

Not only does this ideological divide cause them to see completely different solutions to a problem, they might not even agree that a thing is a problem in the first place.

Will this divide damage this country? Who can say?

Answer 3

There are a large number of people in this country who would be considered socially liberal and fiscally conservative (Midwestern Democrats and New England Republicans would frequently fit this description). There are also people that are socially conservative and fiscally liberal (these are people who frequently vote solely on social issues).

The moderates are actually a majority of the nation, but while people on the extremes are the ones shouting, the people who are moderate are the ones that are actually getting things done.

There's no reason that the best of both worlds can't be combined. That should be what happens in the Congress - but under the current circumstances, there's more rancor than there has been in quite some time.

Answer 4

Libertarians are a good example of being neither republican nor democrat but agreeing with parts of both parties. Also there are those who espose the idea that fundemental christianity requires vast social programs to help the most vulnerable parts of society. Both of these groups would seem Conservative on some issues and liberal on others.

Answer 5

I think the Republican and Democrats are not that far apart. However Liberal far left and Extreme far right are worlds apart. It will take something pretty big to bring them together. Right now the left just appears to me as sore losers with no facts to back them up. Things like Michael moore, cindy sheehan, this whacked out theory about 911, crazy stuff, gets blown up as normal parts of the Democrat party. I know that most democrats I know are really not loons, as they know I'm not a bible thumping, anti-abortionist zealot. The thought just came to me, perhaps we should join together and boycott the press!! They are the ones fueling this fire. LOL

Answer 6

Liberals? No.

Democrats and Republicans, yes. In fact, they are both bound together in the mutal support and success of the United States.

Of course, both parties have problems. The bigger one right now seems to be the near complete take over of the Democratic party by the looney-left. Note that even you referred to them as "liberal", rather than the Democratic party. If the Democratic party wants to save itself, it needs to send the looney-left, the radical environmentalists. the socialists, and the other anti-american subgroups back to their third-party status. They need to become the loyal American party of JFK, Truman, and FDR again.

This is not to say that the Republican party doesn't have problems too. The Republicans need to get rid of the bible thumpers. But, with all of our checks and balance safeguards in place, they can't do too much damage.

Answer 7

Yes, both parties got along until the current adm. came in. We need a Pres who will bring us together, not drive us apart. We are as bad as the Sunnis and the Shiites now. I have never seen such a level of hate and anger in politics before.

Answer 8

You are assuming that Republicans and Democrats even understand what their own ideologies are.

Please refrain from using the term Liberal in place of Democrat.

If you did, in fact, mean liberal as a social group you are more right than wrong.

The question really isn't so much about ideas it is about how to obtain those ideas. ie health care...DNC state run GOP employer run

Answer 9

No, that would be an oxymoron. My mom says the closes to a Republican Liberal is Arnold Schwarzenegger. I don't live in California so I don't know if that's true of not though. Possibly and Inependent pollitician would be close

Answer 10

I would have you re-phrase the question to can the Conservative and Liberal ideologies be ....

All of the issues are the same, and thus they are mutually bound by the issue itself.

It is the focus of responsibility, and or the inherent quality of what is a "right" that usually separates the ideology. I think.