Dems vs Repubs = no difference? Which party is more wed to power than to any issue?

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As the democrats move to the center, republicans fight to prevent achievement of their old policy objectives under democratic presidents.

From a European perspective Democrats have always been center right. They're what we would call conservatives. Conservatives as in British Thatherist Conservatives. Certainly not the more humane German or French versions.

The Repubs seem to be everything right. It's hard to nail them. Some of them seem like religious nutjobs striving for a theocracy, some are outright fascists, some libertarians and some conspiracy nuts. Funny as that may sound, but they seem to be more diverse than the democrats. But not in a positive way.