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Posted by waffleman Promoted 110 days 1 hour ago 877 views
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My take on American politics is that there are two main parties that are extremely polarized. The Republicans are Pro Gun; a key policy that I believe keeps a lot of Americans voting for them no matter what! I believe they fear the Democrats Gun grabbing ways. They also cater to the Neo-Conservative religious people, and tend to be anti- abortion.The Democrats seem to want to dabble with socialism and Government policies like Nationalized Health Care, Gun Control, and are Pro Choice etc.
They both have other policies but the polarizing policies are the important ones to consider. One other important policy, possibly common to both Parties, (we’ll have to wait and see what the Democrats do with this), is the Big brother spying on Americans since 9/11. This bad policy is being implemented in other Western Countries as a result of the Republicans stance. It’s drastically changing our way of life, as well as our expected privacy. Who knows how far it will go in the future!
The result of these polarizing policies is that million’s of people cling to one or the other of these two parties to protect their particular want. Americans end up having to endure an endless cycle of representation by one party or the other, with all their baggage, Corporate support, Lobbyist support etc. These Parties cater to Lobbyists and Corporations with little regard to wants of the People who put them in power.
There is another large group of Americans who if properly motivated could change American Politics for the better. This third group is comprised of millions of Americans who are fed up with both Parties and don’t vote! This is also a key ingredient to the Third Party option. The Republicans and Democrats rely on the "Divide and Conquer" strategy using the above mentioned mainstay policies. They know that millions of Americans will vote for them no matter what! They just have to sway enough People who have no particular affiliation. This leads me to my theory of how a viable Third Party could and should be created.
First this Party would have its own Key guaranteed Policies. The first one would be the "Right to Bear Arms no matter what! The Second one would be a Pro-Choice Stance. Throw in a pro Gay Marriage and National Health care Stance for good measure. Another key policy would be to outlaw Foreign Lobbyists, or Lobbyists who act on their behalf! You would market this by telling the different groups that the groups who they might not agree with it are protecting their key Wants. This would drain the Republicans of the Gun Lobby who are forced to endure the Religious Right to protect their key Want. It would drain the Democrats of the Gay vote, as well as Women if they know that their right to choose will be protected. Most importantly it would give the millions of fed up non-voters a moderate, compromising Party to vote for.
Instead of constantly worrying about the protection of their particular key Freedom, all of these large voting groups would have comfort in knowing if they vote for this party they can sleep good at night. It might bring America closer together over time, once these groups, who may not like each other, realize that they are protecting each others particular Wants. These Key wants wouldn’t be an election platform; they would be enshrined as Party Doctrine. You could argue this will never fly, but it already does! I don’t think the Gun Lobbies are particularly fond of the Neo-Cons. Its there only option. I don’t think Gays and Lesbians are particularly fond of the Democrats. It’s the lesser of two evils. This new Party would basically be cloning the "Divide and Conquer" strategy of the two main Parties to include larger Groups some of whom don’t get much in return for their present affiliation! The only other option is more of the same where the polarized groups are constantly worrying about their particular "Key Freedom" being voted away by the other Party once the Election Cycle Swings in the other direction.
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