God, gays and guns.

Comments on the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Perception of the election as a battle between moral absolutists and those who believe in tolerance, reason and law; How the political focus has become cultural; Extension of the culture war to global terrorism, following September 11; Beliefs of conservatives; View that liberals are more cosmopolitan than cultural conservatives and more diverse; Focus on religion, sex and firearms; Why cultural conservatives condemn liberals; Reference to other presidential elections in modern America; Issue of social justice; The gulf between the rich and poor in the U.S.; Suggestion that the U.S. is splitting into two nations; Role of the twin forces of globalisation and technological change.