Is America Is Moving Left Analysis

When and how did America start to become more liberal? The shift to the left has been on its move for awhile now and has shown increase after increase of Americans becoming liberal; even republicans. The shift has been due to many events and generations that have and are occurring in society. It has also been due to the reactions of decisions and actions taken place by the government. Today, society as a whole is more liberal than ever before, with many reasons as to why.

Within the article, “Why America is Moving Left” by Peter Beinart, many reasons as to why America is becoming liberal are stated. There are two movements that are known to have cause this shift and they have both happen during Barack Obama’s presidency. These movements are known as the “Occupy” movement and the “Black Lives Matter” movement. The “Occupy” movement gave headway to a more liberal society because it was a protest against social and economic inequality around the world. The movements main goal was to make the economic and political relations in all societies less hierarchical and more equally distributed. The “Black Lives Matter” movement brought a more liberal stance also because of the want of equality and treatment between the African American race and Caucasian race. …show more content…
Millennials grew up and were raised to have a more open mind and diverse way of thinking. This leads to liberal views and beliefs. Millennials sustain support for a more activist way of government; this is known to be true for republican millennials also. Millennials are also considered to be more liberal because of their formative political experiences and they make up the most secular, racially diverse, and least nationalistic generation. As being part of this generation, I have grown up believing and thinking in a more liberal way as well, because of how open minded, accepting, and respectful I was taught to