tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945486051206557782.post7189057100567006295..comments2023-06-06T12:58:24.936-03:00Comments on Thibeau Time: Politics: The Party SystemAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632933520581304507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945486051206557782.post-86572739719597175002012-05-10T05:32:33.742-03:002012-05-10T05:32:33.742-03:00I wouldnt be so quick to form the opinion that you...I wouldnt be so quick to form the opinion that you want to revert to a US formed party system either. You are very right in when you say that it is flawed. However, I also think that the only way to got a partiless government is to transport to a fantasy land. Regardless of whether I'm voting for a democrat, a republican, or an independant, I know that they are going to make policies to benefit their greater collectives. However, when I go to vote for individual canidates, I'm still choosing the lesser of 2 evils. Independants are great, but never make it that far because they cant get their message out. The media controlled by the left or right sees to that. Whoever wins as president is still going to "owe" favors to supporters and backers of the winner. And that president is going to go back on their word for things they said they would fix because they come to the realization that their idea doesnt mix in with reality. Case in point, Obama shutting down Guantanamo Bay. He tried to do that on the first day in office. He failed. Some presidents force their beliefs against the people such as George W. Bush during war time by overriding our constitution in the name of "the war on terror". The "founding fathers" didn't form the constitution with a 2 party plan in mind. It evolved into that because of vast differing opinions. I cant remember if it was George Washington(I'm thinking George)or Thomas Jefferson, but one of them was agressively against a party system and predicted that if the country were ever to adopt a system, the country would fall into ruin. We're seeing that here now when Congress can't agree on anything and important issues such as the economy, federal budgets, military strategies, all get deadlocked because of 2 parties cant come to a compromise because their opinions differ so greatly. The US government has been without a federal budget for 3 years allowing further economic spending forcing the national debt to reach above 14 trillion. Anything that does get through happens behind closed doors in private meeting rooms according to whichever news program you choose to believe. And just cutting through the media to get a clear view of what a candidate is really about is a task in itself. There are a lot of things I dont like about Obama, and there are a lot of things I dont like about Mitt Romney based on my economic status, so it basically comes down to the lesser of 2 evils. Which person is going to screw me over less? Or I can stay at home and not vote, which is what a lot of people I know are planning to do this year.<br />They tell me I live in the most free country on the planet. Does it really look like I have many options? I know I'm going to be screwed in one way or another, I just pray its a little and not a lot. The only real thing that anyone can do is to become educated whether you live in Canada or in the US is the become thoroughly educated on the party or person that will make life a little less like hell when they screw up and vote for them. And sorry for bringing my US angst of politics on a Canadian post but both systems are very flawed in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com