The Reagan years of the 1970’s-1980’s
And Todays Political Spectrum Lucinda Schutts September 28, 2014

The Reagan Revolution can be credited (although most try to criticize) as reshaping of everything about American politics, everything except for political ideology. “Reagan brought racial and religious conservatives who dislike the reformist social agenda embraced by the federal government in the 1960s, as well as neo-conservatives who want a tougher foreign policy.”(Schneider, W. 1987) President Reagan not only stabilized the economy, he pushed for rights of religion, sexuality, women, and drug abuse with a smaller government than today. “In the 1970’s there was a shift in Americans ideas from the New Deal and the Civil Rights movement and toward the sovereignty of the free market and private life.” (Parker, G 2004) “The 1980s created the “me” generation of Americans concerned more of their selves; Thus giving birth to the “yuppie-young urban professional.” (Watson, J.) “Many felt there were almost no limits on the good life they could lead.” (Watson, J.2014)
The Political Spectrum today American society today has various political spectrums; even so it would be described more as a post-modernist (post modernism) society. (Liberal ideology) (a long stretch from the 1970’s and 1980’s political spectrum of Communism, and Conservatism to name a few. ) “Post modernism would be considered post World War ll Liberalism the “anti-Leftism.” (Price, 2004) “A product of capitalist culture, todays a society with interests is corporate American Capitalism with “existing post-modernist society and benefits from its continued existence.”(Price, 2004) America was founded on the basis of“freedoms of rights, actions and beliefs, as long as it did not “infringe’ on the rights of others. “The United States is classically seen as an