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Shooter
Their names actually DO mean something still today. I actually though the names had become so bastardized over the years that no sense could be made of it, but I was wrong.
REPUBLICAN = Believes in a Constitutional Republic. The USA is a Constitutional Republic. Preserves the Republic, and protects the Constitution. This explains where the term "conservative" comes from, which is to preserve the constitution.
DEMOCRAT = Believes in Democracy. Literally. If the majority feels a certain way, then they feel that they can make laws, and don't respect any constitution, or other form of government. Hence the term "progressive" (or 'change', or 'forward'), and "liberal" (a liberal interpretation of the constitution).
So the next time someone starts an argument over what "Liberal" means, or "Left vs. Right", cut to the chase, and explain this to them instead.
REPUBLICAN = Believes in a Constitutional Republic. The USA is a Constitutional Republic. Preserves the Republic, and protects the Constitution. This explains where the term "conservative" comes from, which is to preserve the constitution.
DEMOCRAT = Believes in Democracy. Literally. If the majority feels a certain way, then they feel that they can make laws, and don't respect any constitution, or other form of government. Hence the term "progressive" (or 'change', or 'forward'), and "liberal" (a liberal interpretation of the constitution).
So the next time someone starts an argument over what "Liberal" means, or "Left vs. Right", cut to the chase, and explain this to them instead.