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Do political parties divide the nation or bring it together? in Politics
Do the republican, democratic, etc. parties divide the countries, I do not think so.
Do Political parties Bring the country together
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I believe that political parties do bring us together. Even though I'm a Democrat, I believe in a nation of democracy, it's good to hear different opinions from both sides of the aisle. And we can benefit more from learning from each other.
Republican here, I think historically, yes parties have united the country, but in modern times, radicals have hijacked one party, and paranoia has gripped the other. This is causing a cultural division not seen for a long time.
In a multi-party democracy the nation is provided with the opportunity to carry out a bloodless revolution every 4 to 5 years. The competing parties present their manifesto to the nation and then, through persuasion and reasoning attempt to secure the greater number of votes. The power of the winner will be tempered with the balances and controls of the Senate and the voice of people through peaceful demonstrations. ''Democracy is the worst form of government, apart from all the rest'', as Sir Winston Churchill said.
Trump is pulling our Nation Apart. All sides are now fighting with each other. It is no longer Republican vs Democrat. Everyone is fighting with each other. Trump against the rest of the world.
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@ale5 All sides were fighting when Obama left office. If you want to point the finger at one person, I don't believe you can go any farther than the last administration.
The two party system provides the balance needed for the political structure to be sustainable. We see conflict between the two parties, some of it is healthy and some not. There is lots of polarization going on now, and to some extend there was strong polarization when Obama was in the office to @CYDdharta point. the fighting is not always across political party lines either.
I still prefer a multi-party system that generates conflicts vs a dictatorship like state.
It's very progressive to hear different opinions and share ideas. However, political parties categorize, so by definition they divide. The modern party system is ruining hopes for democratic progress.
@agsr Political party systems are currently creating imbalance; the schism between democrat/republican is inflaming anger and hindering progress. Separating people by thought is unfair in many respects; perhaps the intention of a party system was to maintain democracy but it's not quite working
@melanielust , I don't think the the friction is just between Dems and Reps, but actually there is much polarization within parties as well. There is a wide spectrum of fractions within each party and alliances are formed across many boundaries. Unfortunately Trump brought a bit of polarization.
@melanielust , parties are not the main driver for polarization. The spectrum is just so wide. I like the following political quiz that tells you where you fall within the left-right spectrum based on your position on variety of topics. http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-party-quiz/
I do agree that there is undeniably some degree of polarization due to Dems-Reps party line as well, but I am also debating that it is still better to have the parties to provide some healthy balance.
@snlagsinst, I agree that healthy conflict is critical, but I question if the 2 party system creates more bad vs good conflict. Everyone is essentially fighting with each other, and alliances are now based on issues, not people.
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The competing parties present their manifesto to the nation and then, through persuasion and reasoning attempt to secure the greater number of votes.
The power of the winner will be tempered with the balances and controls of the Senate and the voice of people through peaceful demonstrations.
''Democracy is the worst form of government, apart from all the rest'', as Sir Winston Churchill said.
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There is lots of polarization going on now, and to some extend there was strong polarization when Obama was in the office to @CYDdharta point.
the fighting is not always across political party lines either.
I still prefer a multi-party system that generates conflicts vs a dictatorship like state.
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parties are not the main driver for polarization. The spectrum is just so wide. I like the following political quiz that tells you where you fall within the left-right spectrum based on your position on variety of topics.
http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-party-quiz/
I do agree that there is undeniably some degree of polarization due to Dems-Reps party line as well, but I am also debating that it is still better to have the parties to provide some healthy balance.
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