Why do people persist in thinking that the US is liberal?

[redqueen]

What's wrong with these people?

Does anyone know of any sites which explain how far right the US is?

[Lorien]

1. What people are you talking about?

everyone I know thinks the US is far right wing (Dems and repugs alike).

[Mizmoon]

2. Americans have forgotten what liberalism truly means

they think that if you don't spit on "the poor people" as you pass, you're a liberal.

[ladjf]

3. I'm considering the possibility that some environmental element

is making Americans stupid.

[raccoon]

5. You know, I wish that were true--X chemical that is present

in the soil/plastics, whatever, caused stupidity/denial, etc.

Then all the head-up-the-assedness that's going on in the US would make sense.

[iconoclastic cat]

4. All the porn, maybe?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Try This

Liberal (21%)

Moderate (45%)

Conservative (34%)



http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html

[LizMoonstar]

7. 'liberal democracy'

different usage of the word

that's how i always heard it explained, anyway.