Friday, October 24, 2014

You're either a donkey or an elephant: The absurdity of the two party system


Midterms draw closer and closer. The race is on, and despite some articles indicating a democratic sweep, some saying it's going to be a close one, the vast majority of polls taut a republican victory. It's always between the democrats and republicans- Third parties are rarely mentioned, and when they are, it's as a laughing stock. Although there are two  independents in the senate, they've never come close to winning a major election by any means. This current schematic locks voters into a vicious cycle- when we dislike the leading party, we only have the other party as an option. It's a tyranny of false options, where you get to choose whether you'd like to crash in a red or a blue car. The only people that this bi-party system is good for is...(You'll never see this coming)...Politicians. It allows them to constrict voters to the notion of there only being two choices. That's absurd. There are more than two political ideologies. Voters shouldn't have to pick between the better of two evils, it should be a vote that we enthusiastically endorse. Socialists, communists, libertarians, green partiers, and many more- shouldn't be forced to identify as democrats or republicans just to have a fighting chance at winning. This only further muddles political issues and platforms to confuse and deceive voters. An informed electorate is only useful if there's a way to apply that knowledge. We, as a people, need to stand up to this system. We need to start getting independents names on bigger ballots. Cast more dissenting votes. Start breaking down the caucuses.  Eliminate the stagnant cesspool of a mockery of free will, and politics will start being less terrible all the time.

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