Thread: Why is dreamviews more liberal than society at large?

The Republican Party used to be about personal freedoms... Lincoln was a Republican. (Although of course he had other motives behind emancipation but freedom is a part of it.) It's become a "conservative" party rather than "libertarian" like it used to be.

We should go back to Federalists and Anti-Federalists... much better description of what people want. Although I don't see many politicians being anti-federalists that can DO much about it.

Originally Posted by ThePreserver

The Republican Party used to be about personal freedoms... Lincoln was a Republican. (Although of course he had other motives behind emancipation but freedom is a part of it.) It's become a "conservative" party rather than "libertarian" like it used to be.

We should go back to Federalists and Anti-Federalists... much better description of what people want. Although I don't see many politicians being anti-federalists that can DO much about it.

No the Republican party was about and is about being the party of "high moral values." They were bible beaters in the 1850's and they are still bible beaters today. The Democrats use to be the party of personal freedom and free markets but that changed in the 1890's