The bipartidism of USA: The real problem

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  1. kilgram

    kilgram New Member

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    The real problem in USA is the bipartidism. USA has a bipartidist system, where you can choose option A or option B.

    But the worst of this, is that there are not many real differences between option A or option B. The bipartidist system is near a dictatorship, only with small differences.

    I opine that the solution to the problems of USA is more democracy, even if it is representative. It is that is necessary that the senate and congress be formed by more members of different parties. Where more ideas are more represented.

    Also there should be less necessary to be extremely rich to arrive to the government, a worker should be able to run for presidency, thing that today in USA is impossible, and it creates a great problem, only a elite, that are wealth, so that are totally disconnected from the real problems of the people are governing.

    I think that USA needs a reform of the form of elections that other parties be able to form part of the senate and congress, for example the libertarian party or the green party. Third and fourth forces in USA that don't do anything, because is a clear bipartidist system, where for most of the people or you're Democrat or Republican, no more options, and it is bad. And more when in the reality Democrat and Republican are the same party, only different factions of it.
     
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    I agree.

    Chomsky agrees.
     
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    Good point. Both parties seem to blend, and differences are enhanced to keep the voting populace at each other's throats, while the big boys are slapping their backs in back rooms.


    Our power hungry politicians do not want to give up what they carved for themselves. Its why its so absurd that we, here at PF, as well as t/o the country, point fingers at each other, instead of pointing them in the right direction, to DC.
    No 2 parties can possibly represent over 300 Mil people. No way.
    We are as different in lifestyle as we are in our ideologies. While House members are to represent various districts, most are too far removed, and more interested in reelection than what concerns their voter base.
    How can we compare the folks who live in the mountains with city folks, how can we compare the midwest to people from Hollywood?



    Good point. But when someone...more simple, mere mortal seeks election...the person, due to lack of Ivy league education, is quickly dismissed as lacking intellect, experience.....

    Think about it. R&D DC does not want competition, and as far as I am concerned, we do not even have an independent enough media to let it happen.
    The current two party system is too lucrative to promote an educated voter populace, alternatives are quickly dismissed by the R&D media, while those who fit the need are being promoted.
     
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    I agree with both answers.

    I want to localize now a bit my opinion. In Spain we have similar problems, although we have de facto bipartidism. PPSOE, we call that. But we have some better options to change this bipartidism and have a parliament more multipartidist than is now.

    Although we have similar problems with the media, that are clearly bipartidist, PSOE or PP. And it makes truely hard the change. But maybe we have more possibilities than USA, and we have some movements advocating for the change like "No les votes", Don't vote them. It is refering to PSOE, PP and CiU. And the 15M, a movement that fights in the streets.

    But for now, both countries have same problem with the bipartidism, it gives no option to real changes, because in reality we are voting different factions of the same party.

    I would like to see a parliament in both countries like the ones that we can find in Germany, Finland or other countries more democratic than ours.

    And for example now I am fearing the next elections of November in Spain. There are great possibilities that the PP will win. Abusrd bipartidism, because this party will do exactly the same that has done the PSOE, but in a more radical form. I expect more cuts and more cuts. Mainly in education as we are already suffering in the communities that are governed by this party, but also in healthcare, until totally privatize both. And we would become a new United States style country, with more inequality than we already have.

    And with USA I expect similar consequences but in 2012.
     

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