Political parties

Which side is better, the democrats or the republicans? More importantly, should we really be taking sides?


If you take a good hard look at the structure of the American government, you will notice something missing, references to parties. Our government was never meant to embrace a partisan divide. I hate the idea that the voting public votes for a political party rather than the best candidate running. Perhaps we can go back to the idea that politics are not about these parties.

It's pretty clear that we will never be able to get rid of all forms of political parties. Despite that fact, I do believe that we can bring an end to official recognition. Among the more important changes we need is to remove references to political parties from the ballot and other official documents. I think that I still need to remain open to political affiliations to come up when a politician is explaining his views.

As long as we list everybody as a democrat or republican, many voters will be comfortable voting blindly based off of the D or R following their names. This ultimately allows uninformed voters to take shortcuts. Do we really want uninformed voters to decide elections?

At the heart of both parties, you will see the same thing. You will see political gamesmanship being used to sway the public. Despite nonsensical beliefs, both will try to convince their supporters to alter their views to match those of the party. No independent thinker will ever actually agree with either side. Unfortunately, the power of the two parties exceeds independent decision making.