Both the political Parties are stupid.

[HermitTheToad]

The government was never made with the intent to have two political parties, and yet hear we are bickering over which is better.

Today, it may seem impossible to imagine the U.S. government without its two leading political parties, Democrats and Republicans. But in 1787, when delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to hash out the foundations of their new government, they entirely omitted political parties from the new nation’s founding document.

This was no accident. The framers of the new Constitution desperately wanted to avoid the divisions that had ripped England apart in the bloody civil wars of the 17th century. Many of them saw parties—or “factions,” as they called them—as corrupt relics of the monarchical British system that they wanted to discard in favor of a truly representative government.

“It was not that they didn’t think of parties,” says Willard Sterne Randall, professor emeritus of history at Champlain College and biographer of six of the Founding Fathers. “Just the idea of a party brought back bitter memories to some of them.”

George Washington’s family had fled England precisely to avoid the civil wars there, while Alexander Hamilton once called political parties “the most fatal disease” of popular governments. James Madison, who worked with Hamilton to defend the new Constitution to the public in the Federalist Papers, wrote in Federalist 10 that one of the functions of a “well-constructed Union” should be “its tendency to break and control the violence of faction.

When Washington stepped aside as president in 1796, he memorably warned in his farewell address of the divisive influence of factions on the workings of democracy: “The common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.”

The U.S. Constitution does not mention political parties, as the framers aimed to avoid the divisions that had caused turmoil in other nations. They viewed political factions as a necessary evil but hoped that the structure of the government would prevent the dominance of any single party.

America has now become that dreaded divided republic. The existential menace is as foretold, and it is breaking the system of government the Founders put in place with the Constitution.

[Krypto]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[Steve]

Opprinnelig skrevet av S̶E̶V̶E̶N̶F̶O̶L̶D̶:

Agreed. And conservatives conserve nothing but their own wealth at whatever cost.

And progressives progress nothing but their degeneracy at whatever cost.

[steven1mac]

The other option is no better, allowing the president to hand pick his successor. If you want America to have more than 2 parties, you need to get rid of the winner take all system that most states use.

[Othobrithol]

Ranked Choice Voting, please.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

Should drop the fakeness and vote for corporations to lead us since they are the puppetmaster anyway

[Caldari Ghost]

unoriginal take

[SÜM1 i§IN myHead!!!]

yup, crooked politicians (usually on both sides) corrupt the system.
It's about due for a "total cleansing".

[Rain :)]

Opprinnelig skrevet av HermitTheToad:

The government was never made with the intent to have two political parties, and yet hear we are bickering over which is better.

Today, it may seem impossible to imagine the U.S. government without its two leading political parties, Democrats and Republicans. But in 1787, when delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to hash out the foundations of their new government, they entirely omitted political parties from the new nation’s founding document.

This was no accident. The framers of the new Constitution desperately wanted to avoid the divisions that had ripped England apart in the bloody civil wars of the 17th century. Many of them saw parties—or “factions,” as they called them—as corrupt relics of the monarchical British system that they wanted to discard in favor of a truly representative government.

“It was not that they didn’t think of parties,” says Willard Sterne Randall, professor emeritus of history at Champlain College and biographer of six of the Founding Fathers. “Just the idea of a party brought back bitter memories to some of them.”

George Washington’s family had fled England precisely to avoid the civil wars there, while Alexander Hamilton once called political parties “the most fatal disease” of popular governments. James Madison, who worked with Hamilton to defend the new Constitution to the public in the Federalist Papers, wrote in Federalist 10 that one of the functions of a “well-constructed Union” should be “its tendency to break and control the violence of faction.

When Washington stepped aside as president in 1796, he memorably warned in his farewell address of the divisive influence of factions on the workings of democracy: “The common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.”

The U.S. Constitution does not mention political parties, as the framers aimed to avoid the divisions that had caused turmoil in other nations. They viewed political factions as a necessary evil but hoped that the structure of the government would prevent the dominance of any single party.

America has now become that dreaded divided republic. The existential menace is as foretold, and it is breaking the system of government the Founders put in place with the Constitution.

Not incorrect, I don't know how much of this is AI- just that some of it definitely is

[SÜM1 i§IN myHead!!!]

As some say: "it's simply both sides of the SAME COIN" (heads & tails).

well honestly, lately, I'd hate to be part of the "jackass" of that damaged coin.
idk, with the way things are recently going, heads seem like a better side to me.

[Hexi]

To me from someone who lives outside the US, it looks like both sides of American politics drum up these politicians like their side is going to save America and the other side is going to destroy it. It feels like the big culture war going on is a distraction, Trump supporters thought he was going to stop immigration and protect their freedom while under trump immigration increased and gun rights and other rights were stripped away. They pretend to fight for radical changes to the country in the public eye while behind closed doors both sides maintain the status quo. I'm sick of hearing these airbags and people spamming them everywhere and it's why I can't take American politicians are the people who talk about them seriously.

[d@v3]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Caldari Ghost:

unoriginal take

unoriginal take

[Majestic Turkey]

Opprinnelig skrevet av S̶E̶V̶E̶N̶F̶O̶L̶D̶:

Agreed. And conservatives conserve nothing but their own wealth at whatever cost.

No, Democrats control 70% of the wealth in the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwBP_1DPU4

That you don' t know this is incredible and is just further proof of how the left controls all media molding your brain.

Just gaming alone they have enough money to sink games like Concord costing $400 million to make.

Never mind the disaster after disaster of Amazon prime with things like Rings of Power, just set a billion dollars on fire because to amazon its little more than a rounding error.

The founders never intended for the citizens to be anything other than from european countries, the scope of disagreement could be kept to a minimum, diversity makes countries ungovernable coalitions of ethnic interests, much worse than party politics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbfQnjnooxc

Trump is the 3rd party.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7hBrbZskOA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yuHM790ZqU

[Swarmfly]

Politics is our official state religion.

[Michael]

Opprinnelig skrevet av HermitTheToad:

America has now become that dreaded divided republic. The existential menace is as foretold, and it is breaking the system of government the Founders put in place with the Constitution.

At least you didn't call The USA a democracy.

A Republic, Not A Democracy by Dan Smoot

https://youtu.be/KZOtEbwwfOM

[Caldari Ghost]

centrism is stupid