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Originally Posted by Tinordi
This is a classic American political fallacy that's increasingly influential among politically disconnected people. The desire for a messianic president who will solve America's problems is fundamentally ignorant of the actual workings of government.
American's belief in the saving powers of the presidency are fundamentally misplaced and lead to this line of reasoning. "We need someone to rise above and solve our problems." No. You need to understand how your system of government works and how actually powerless the president is within that system. If you hate polarization vote for politically moderate candidates in congress and to hell with the president.
Please read this article:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...urrentPage=all |
You can take your condescending post and shove it up your ass.
I am well aware of how our government works. Nowhere do I say anything about a President "solving our problems". I said we need a uniter. Someone who is not a divisive leader. There's a huge difference.
Unbelievable.
Good grief, the article you posted supports my point.
Your theory regarding moderates in Congress is bang on and exactly what I've been doing the last 25 years since I started voting. The President DOES matter. The divisiveness is almost always in reaction to who is President. Conservative talk radio lives off of it and is hugely influential with the group of people you seem to think I belong to. Congressional Democrats blasted Bush in the Press for 8 years. Congressional Republicans have done the same to Obama the last 6. The press reports it to the people. The people, depending on their allegiance, repeat it. Yeah, the President doesn't have a whole lot of power to initiate change, but to dismiss the office as unimportant is extremely naive. It is absolutely important and if we can elect someone who can avoid the divisiveness and negativity then maybe this cancer that is divding us will shrink!