It Is a Two Party System Here, After All... [View all]
Once again, some Democrats are talking about purifying the party - ridding it of all except the most progressive Democratic candidates that can be found. And once again, a very simple fact gets ignored, and it's one that could doom this country to tyranny.
The United States of America has a Two-Party Political System. It is governed based upon what is essentially a majority rule. Unless you have more than 1/2 of the votes, you lose. Of course, that's not always literally true, but in the end, it is a fact. Changing that would require a complete rethinking of our system and a rewriting of our Constitution.
Sometimes, a third party sticks its head out and is noticed. When it does, though, the effect is to destroy the chances of the major party that is closest in politics to the new, third party. One of the two parties in our system gets divided and loses in the process. Every last freaking time. It never fails.
We cannot win if we divide. That is all that needs to be understood. That is why we now have Donald Trump clowning his way toward tyranny.
Will we learn? We had better. And fast.
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