If that is in anyway in line with "democrat" thinking, Peart has gone insane.
The lyrics are*absolutely* libertarian.
Hell's bells, he wrote "Anthem" and was/is a big fan of Ayn Rand.
He talks about how he was mercilessly attacked by progressives as some sort of Nazi.
I wonder if he has truly slipped a cog, or he just says he's a democrat, to get people off his back.
NOBODY turns leftward in their old age. It makes no sense.
He vehemently denounces Rand now. He says, “My God, that was 40 years ago that I identified with that.” He calls himself a “bleeding heart, open borders libertarian.” His book about his motorcycle trip across Canada, Mexico and the United States shows love for the former two and utter contempt for the citizens of the US.