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I've been wondering the last couple of years if the Libertarians are going to
replace the Democrats as the second major party.

Thesis and antithesis clash which leads to a revolution/consensus/resolution that
ends that phase of history, then opens the way to a new thesis.
That was Karl Marx, and the Dems devotion to Marx, anti-American Way,
pro-communist took a body blow when the USSR bit the dust.

Now they are socialist, and the World Workers Party and Socialist Workers
Party form the central cadre of their activism, whether they know it or not.

Basically, Americans have rejected godless communism, no matter how much the
media and Hollywood tried to ram it down our throats. And they still believe in
America and the American Way. So the left increasingly becomes old and
rejected. The Greens are grabbing the environment from them but still are
anti-American and Nader is communist in his beliefs (no one should be allowed
to make more than $100,000 a year), so they can't make it.

Libertarians offer the real choice that embraces godless liberal positions on social
issues, but is not anti-American; it is pro American economy and pro American
security.

Is the world heading for the clash of those who believe in religion based morality
versus those who think personal freedom means anything goes as long as it
"doesn't hurt anyone?" And is George W. Bush actually leading those who
believe in one religion based morality against those who believe in a different
religion across the world, while at home ironically he is leading a fight against
those that don't believe in religion.

"that embraces godless liberal positions "

I have come to the conclusion with you that philosophically the democrats are dead and the new debate is between libertarian and conservative thought (reflected in Republican vs Libertarian Party), but libertarians do not embrace the same liberal "godless positions". It isn't the libertarians who are stopping the ten commandments or Christmas creches, and there are plenty of Christian libertarians, myself among them. Most libertarians are Constitutionalists who are just fine with there being active reference to God in political debate. They just wouldn't codify it.