A statement like the above (from this source) implies a definitive and quantifiable definition for something - way of life - that most of us, when pressed, acknowledge is constantly changing, evolving, fluctuating.
Let's put aside the obvious - that there are certain features that define "our way of life." (Mr. Davis goes on to name a few in his campaign message from the above source) and that to fully understand that phrase it must be examined in context and parsed accordingly. It, though, is symptomatic of many common politically oriented cliches, phrases that tend to feed into a simplified narrative that this country swallows on a daily basis.
This narrative is amplified by these cliches' complete dominance of the media's discourse. To take an example, a personal favorite, the HEARTLAND OF AMERICA. Without second glance, we know that the phrase denotes the midwestern US. Yet, what makes that America's heartland more than, say, NYC?
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