At one time, Republicans were liberal and Democrats were conservative; when did this reverse?
Basically it began to start in the decades after the Civil War and the parties came to the way they today in the 1960s (some say the 1980s, but i would disagree) The Democratic party was a Southern party, made so by the actions of the Republicans (Abe Lincoln) during and after the civil war. After the civil war, blacks moved north in large numbers to escape the jim crow south. When they got there they encounter an industrialized economy. In the north the democratic party started to take up issues that had to do with labor (think unions and regulation to make work places safe..that type of thing) The Democratic party became something altogether different in the north while Democrats in the South remained largely unchanged. Politicians, even FDR, knew that this was a problem because they wanted to be elected to national office...which meant not pushing race issues too hard for fear of loosing democratic votes in the south. Fast forward to the 1960s. Civil rights is a heavy issue made so my LBJ who decideds that he is going to make the civil rights a central issue in his campaign in 1964. LBJ basically cut of the South (so to speak) from the Democratic party when he championed that civil rights cause. He made it clear that the Democratic party was in favor of unions, working men/women, and minorities (and other novel Dem. causes). A conservative Republican from Arizona, Barry Goldwater, voted against the civil rights bill. The actions of LBJ let Southern Dems know that the Dem. party was no longer that place for them...and Goldwater's actions let Southerners know that the Republican party was the party that was going to the party for them. There are a TON of wholes in what i have just said...but these are the high points. A simple answer to your question would be simply, The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, but that would have been a little confusing without some history. And certainly there is more to it then just Civil Rights...but this is the basic, big picture of how the parties became what they are today
What are the top differences between a Libertarian, Republican and Democrat?
In simple languageDemocrat- Big government, more spending, social liberalism, pro choice, gun control, marriage equality ( for the most part , they support this) , raising the minimum wage, big taxingRepublican - Small government, less spending, socially conservative, anti pro choice, anti gun control, oppose marriage equality ( for the most part, they oppose it),not raising the minimum wage, believe in tax cutsLibertarian- Small Government, less spending, socially liberal, government has NO business to tell you what to do with your body, Guns are individual rights ,Government should stay out of marriages, legalizing marijuana, non interventionist , anti wars, privatization of social security , allowing the free market to decide the minimum wage, think taxation is fraud.Libertarians are of the opinion that you have the right do whatever you want to, so long as you don’t hurt anyone or take someone else’s stuff along the way.Libertarians are actually classic Republicans. Most Libertarians 30 years ago would have been mainstream Republicans . The nutcases you see today are NOT Republicans in the real sense , but populist whackjobs. Gov Gary Johnson was a Republican governor of New Mexico, Bill Weld was a Republican Governor of MA. Ron Paul who ran for President as a Republican was a Libertarian Presidential nominee in 1988.Even in modern day. Libertarians agree with Republicans on 6 to 7 out of 10 issues. But the 3 issues they might disagree with are complete deal breakers and poles apart from each other ( Government policed personal lives, foreign policy, war on drugs).The founding fathers of USA were libertarians in the classic sense- Example Jefferson, Washington, Benjamin Franklin.Modern day- Ron Paul, Gary Johnson.Image Source : Google. All images are taken from Google.com. I own nothing.Source : YoutubeI am disabling the comments now.Far too many butthurt, oversensitive Americans from both parties who are showing the world why we are known to be loud, rude and just extremely opinionated in our views. And don't forget ignorant!
What’s the difference between a “Democrat” and a “Republican”?
Democrat vs Republican : The Difference lie in their policies and beliefs. Here are the differences.Social Issues - Republican tend to be more conservative. They tend to oppose gay marriages and LGBT rights. Whereas their counterparts are more progressive in their views. Next US president is being viewed as one who will oppose these things.Donald Trump: Opposes Nationwide Marriage Equality | Human Rights CampaignTaxation Policy - Democrats believe that tax cut benefit should be given to middle class and low income family whereas their opposite number are of the view that there should be tax cut for everyone. Its “Targeted Tax cut” vs “Broad Tax Cut”.Health Care - Democrats prefer oversight of health care system like passage of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make it accessible to everyone whereas republican don’t want too much government regulationIdeology - Democrats are generally viewed as left-leaning and conservation whereas Republican are right-leaning and liberal.Fear - Republicans fear that the government has too much control over corporations. However, Democrats fear that corporations have too much control over our government.Gun Control - Republicans oppose gun control whereas Democrats Favour it.Party Symbol - Not an important point. But just to inform, Republican Party symbol is an Elephant whereas Democrats Party symbol is a Donkey.Republicans v. DemocratsDemocratic Party vs Republican PartyDifferences Between Democrats and Republicans
Why do Americans vote against their own interests?
Within one hundred miles of me here in the south there is a German company building a $4 billion steel mill, two Asian car manufactures are building plants, the new $40 billion air tanker will possible be built here and several ship yards are bidding for government contracts to build more military ships.