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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 376458" data-attributes="member: 35">It was either 1986 or 1987, so that's certainly possible. The culture wars are more of a distraction than anything else.  It keeps the people divided and fighting amongst themselves, leaving both parties to continue serving their corporate masters unimpeded.  Both parties also tend to be extremely hawkish on foreign policy, although they don't always agree on which unnecessary war is the "moral" one.  However, they do agree that increased defense spending trumps investing in social programs at home.Sure, politicians in both parties may lean more left or right than others, but the parties themselves essentially function as a I described.  It's been that way for at least 30 years when Bill Clinton ushered in "the new Democrats," which was the response to Republican victories.  It seems the Democrats decided if they couldn't beat Republicans, they would become more like them instead.  This is less true on social issues, although some are also socially conservative.</blockquote>