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Originally Posted by MattyC
But the culture of a government that doesnt get anything done because of a fundamental beleif that they MUST oppose the other side trickles down into society where you have people who are deeply divided on almost every issue and any suggestion of something different is looked as an attack on them as a person.
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But this necessity of opposition is more pronounced - and more ingrained - in the parliamentary system see:
Official Opposition
For most of American History the character of the American government could be described as compromise. For example, the Democrats controlled the House for all but two years between 1933 and 1995, a period which saw four Republican Presidents. It's only really been since 1995 and the impeachment of Clinton that the entrenchment of Democrat vs Republican thinking has entered the American consciousness.