Many americans have differing variations of political views and affiliations. My interview consisted of two separate people of two varying generations. My grandma, (60’s) Baby Boomer Generation, and my sister, (29) Millennial Generation, were both interviewed to see the varying opinions, if any, that existed.
My grandmother stated that she believed to be extremely conservative. She stated that she is strongly against the government’s use of unnecessary fundings, whether that be small science studies or military misusage. She rather have more demand that the taxpayers are informed of spending useage and other things. She also wants less government involvement with most things. She agrees with, yet doesn't consider herself, libertarians.
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She immediately stated that she was lenient on the capitalist party. She prefered the independent parties over more common Republican and Democratic. Interestingly she claimed to be a registered Republican, even when she had the beliefs of a Capitalist. She mentioned that her beliefs in, and or interpretation, of the constitution and bill of rights helped guide her to her choice of political party. I rather enjoyed listening to my grandmother explain herself. She knew what she wanted and went for it, she could be one of those voters that voted aimlessly for the most popular rather that what they believe but she isn't. Even though she votes for those that aren't as popular and has a chance that her choice is just left in the dust, she still holds firmly. Most voters neglect that idea and assume that their vote would be wasted. Interestingly, I noticed a clear distinction between the two generation’s view points on parties and and ideology. My sister claimed she did not know what party she leaned towards. She was open-minded on the idea of picking. But she did believe the people should vote for the person that affects their opinions more positively, rather than being narrow-minded and ignoring the harm to be caused by said party. She stated that this could possibly spread the voting attention from the two main parties and give more of a chance of the “smaller guys”, or third parties. I am slightly conflicted with how I feel about my sister’s view. My sister doesn't know exactly what she wants and sorta goes for who sounds better rather than that of what she believes. Without a set standard, she won’t know who she actually wants, and that can be a rather good thing or a rather bad thing. It all depends on how elections are stated and who is
The typical conservative tends to focus his philosophical Ideals on the self reliance and free market. They don't see the need for big spending politicians and big government programs. They would prefer to see the money stay in the private sector. They also believe that business people tend to be better at economic decisions than politicians. They believe that the government has it's place, but many times oversteps it's authority for political reasons. Big business and corporations are not evil in their world, in fact most conservatives will tell you that big business and corporate success is the only thing that will make the economy go.
The audience members of the upper and middle age brackets were conservative and more understanding toward the speech. Each member's perception of Reagan's speech was affected by his or her individual experiences and social framework. These educational and occupational experiences molded each listener's view. These members of the audience had quite a different opinion towards what Reagan was saying compared to the opinions of the younger members.
As modern America has progressed, it has had many advancements. Those advancements in turn have only compounded the problems they were meant to solve by adding copious amounts of obstacles. Progressive movements in people’s rights have been met with opposition, the country has become scared due to terrorist threats and local attacks such as: bombings and shootings, and now America is worried about the future. America’s zeitgeist is easily offended, frightened, and concerned.
.... Out of all the political parties, the Republican Party was least of all that I identified with. I agree most with the ideologies of the Democratic and Libertarian parties. I think that these parties interest is most targeted to use government as an instrument for the people, rather then working against it, as well as uniting people rather then alienating and discriminating.
Today the United States government is ruled by two parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. Stereotypically, Democrats are often seen as more liberal and Republicans seen as more conservative. Our government as always been controlled by two parties, but the parties have changed numerous times. In the age of our founding fathers, the dominant political parties were the Federalists, founded in 1789 by Alexander Hamilton, and the Democratic-Republicans--also known as the Republicans or the Jeffersonian Republicans--, founded in 1791 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. (http://www.fjc.gov/, The Sedition Act Trials — Historical Background and Documents ) The beliefs held by the Republicans--in comparison to the Federlists-- had more liberal views. From the viewpoint of a nineteenth century American citizen, I would be a Republican.
... The polls also indicate a decreasing party affiliation of young Americans for the Democratic Party. Younger Americans decreased 7 percentage points more than older people, which is not a high number, but is still significant to demonstrate that the counter culture affect younger Americans more. It affected them more because they were more prone to joining protests, going to concerts, and doing drugs than the older population. Alternatively, other factor to consider in this test is that other events could have affected the results or that younger people were predisposed to react that way.
Conservatives generally go with the perspective that less is more. Most would side with the argument that less government action is a better approach for society as a whole. Rather than promoting the idea of social equality, like the Liberal perspective, they promote social inequality. Most would like little government regulation and intervention of economy. Conservatives have the "big business" and "trickle down" theory, that even though the rich stay rich, their wealth will eventually reach the poor and poverty-stricken.
Today, political parties can be seen throughout everyday life, prevalent in various activities such as watching television, or seeing signs beside the road while driving. These everyday occurrences make the knowledge of political parties commonly known, especially as the two opposing political parties: the Republicans and the Democrats. Republican and Democrats have existed for numerous years, predominantly due to pure tradition, and the comfort of the ideas each party presents. For years, the existence of two political parties has dominated the elections of the president, and lower offices such as mayor, or the House of Representatives. Fundamentally, this tradition continues from the very emergence of political parties during the election of 1796, principally between Federalist John Adams and Anti-federalist Thomas Jefferson. Prior to this election people unanimously conformed to the ideas of one man, George Washington, and therefore did not require the need for political parties.1 However, following his presidency the public was divided with opposing opinions, each arguing the best methods to regulate the country. Ultimately, the emergence of different opinions regarding the future of the United States involving the economy, foreign relations, ‘the masses,’ and the interpretation of the Constitution, led to the two political parties of the 1790s and the critical election of 1800.
Her saying that her family votes on which movie they watch, lets me see how democratic she is because even though she’s the mom and she can do whatever she wants because she’s the boss, she let the majority vote win the movie choice. Secondly, I asked her about Donald Trump being our president and if she thinks our democracy is at stake with him in office, I’ve never heard her opinion on our controversial president so I thought I should take advantage of this moment and ask her. Which she answered with, “Him as our president can make it better because people will want to revolt and we can get mad enough to make a change.” I never thought about it this way and I love how optimistic she was with this question. Whereas I saw him as the worst decision ever made, she saw it as an opportunity for change. I ended the interview with asking her if the American democracy has changed since she was younger. She said it seems a lot faster with the internet/ social media and there are a lot more opinions. I knew she was going to bring up social media considering the fact that social media has taken over society since she was
The 1960’s and early 1970’s were a time that eternally changed the culture and humanity of America. It was a time widely known for peace and love when in reality; many minorities were struggling to gain a modicum of equality and freedom. It was a time, in which a younger generation rebelled against the conventional norms, questioning power and government, and insisting on more freedoms for minorities. In addition, an enormous movement began rising in opposition to the Vietnam War. It was a time of brutal altercations, with the civil rights movement and the youth culture demanding equality and the war in Vietnam put public loyalty to the test. Countless African-Americans, Native-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, women, and college students became frustrated, angry, and disillusioned by the turmoil around them.
“Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Political Survey” (Q.44CF1). Pew Research Center. The Pew Charitable Trusts, Oct. 2013. Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
...ould harm it, while conservatives tend to oppose things such as the Clean Air Act for monetary reasons. Conservatives tend to support smaller government while liberals tend to want a larger government. Even though there are many differences between the two ideologies they both derived from classical liberalism. Some individuals refer to classical liberalism as the “best of both worlds” ideology. Both ideologies believe in hierarchies as an organization principle of society and both believe in the “middle class.” They both believe in the constitution and share many moral values. The two ideologies are very different, yet they are not complete opposites in every situation or argument. Many individuals have a hard time labeling themselves a ‘liberal’ or a ‘conservative’ because they may have liberal beliefs in one-area of politics and conservative beliefs in another.
In contrast to, a pure conservative who show conservative views on both economic and conduct issues. This means that "They want the government to cut back on welfare state, allow the market to allocate goods and services, keep taxes low, lock up criminals, and curb forms of conduct they regard as antisocial." (Wilson, 121) I believe according to Wilson's definitions on both terms, I am a pure conservative. I believe that I pay too much tax. Before I took an economics' course I did not know where my money went every month.
They did not force their beliefs on me, but pushed me to make up my mind about certain topics before deciding which group I was more parallel with. I believe that the government should interfere very little with small businesses, and with the daily lives of the general public. I believe that men, women and children should be able to make their own decisions without fear of the government coming in and deciding that isn’t possible. One instance where this is important to me, while it is in direct contrast of my party’s beliefs is that a woman should be able to do with her body as she pleases. The Republican party is staunchly Pro-Life, but I am more Pro-Choice. I believe that a woman can and should be able to have an abortion if she is raped and begets a child, or if she is a young woman, incapable of taking care of a child. It is said that children who are born to teen mothers suffer difficulties that range from “higher risk for low birth weight and infant mortality,” that they will “rely more heavily on publicly funded health care,” and will also “be unemployed or underemployed as a young adult.” Children born due to teen pregnancy are predisposed to lead lives that are paid for by the system, having to struggle more for what they want in life. No child should have to struggle because their parents were too young to know how to properly raise a child, and it is for these reasons that I
In recent history, the United States has never more divided in ideology. It seems everywhere you look there are people arguing. Recently, many conversations have been centered around politics. This is one of the first times millennials have taken the national stage about their opinions and with social media as it is, everyone has an opinion. This is a strong contrast to just ten years ago where millennials were still just kids and the decisions were made by the baby boomers. For most people, when it comes to the issues, most of them have highly individualized thoughts on each issue. For fiscal problems, the majority leans conservative because it’s logical that everyone wants money to support themselves and their families. For the older generations,