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Originally Posted by nik-
It's all fine and good to say both sides are the same BBF, but I'm pretty sure there's only one party who has denial of rights to certain segments of the population as part of their party platform.
They're not the same.
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The entire problem in this country is choosing one side over another. Until we start realizing they indeed ARE both equally culpable and felonious, the United States will continue into the downward spiral it's currently in.
The Canadian system, albeit flawed, has much more room for change and progression. Three political parties give voters more of a choice, and the Westminster style federal parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy allows for passage and advancement.
Although the 'people in the United States' talk big about a third political party, the truth simply is that it's not going to happen with our passive voters- and BOTH political parties rely on it. They know that the outcome will be statistical. Third parties may have statistically significant support (maybe 15 percent of voters in every district supports a third party, however in the current American system, the third party may well not win any seats,and will not win any time soon). So those voters will likely join with another party and look for a 'compromise candidate' that
could represent them. In other words- they settle.
That being said, again- the entire political system here in the US is based on a voter either 1) being an idiot and thinking one party is better than another or 2) a voter compromising their true, rational beliefs and voting for the person who they think would represent their viewpoint better than the other.
Of course, each political party will garner support from the 'idiots' so to speak- and then they will rely on swaying the vote from those who will 'probably' vote for them, simply because there is no other representative.
You may not see it- not sure if you're here or in Canada, and it's natural if you're in a country which is far more liberal (ie, abortion laws, gay rights, gun laws) to assume that the Republican party is 'the worst' so people should 'settle for' the Democrats (who seem to be more compassionate, so let's go with the more humane choice). Neither of these parties care, nor represent the American people. They are indeed, both the same- equally worthless, ignominious, corrupt and villainous.
The biggest mistake people in the world can possibly make is getting caught up in what the political parties are 'supposed' to represent, and not seeing the forest through the trees, so to speak.
(Not trying to argue, just stating my opinion)