re: #98 Charles Johnson

I don’t know. I don’t think I buy that argument. The right wing is always going to be with us, and they’re not weak in Europe either. I actually think the reverse may be true — that the fact that US liberals are compromise-oriented actually leads to more genuine progress over the long-term than having an extremely polarized right-left divide.

IMO, this argument applies well to economic issues like the relative power of unions vs. capital, which has been steadily declining since 1948. The Democrats have been drifting right on this front for decades.

It doesn’t apply well to the culture war issues, especially gay rights and gay marriage.