Is rabid partisanship making a joke of US democracy?

Answer 1

Absolutely. I feel at times like our country has been hijacked by a corrupt and cynical group of fast talkers with good-looking hair. It is easy to view the partisan bickering as a calculated move to turn the act of governing into such an offensive and depressing debacle that voters defy their natural instincts and resign from our democracy.

To a certain extent, we voters are bringing this on ourselves, since we continue to elect these partisan hacks again and again. Why do we gravitate toward these soundbite-spewing blowhards? Why do we forget that these glad-handers almost never make things better? Why are we just rolling over and accepting that the average politician is bought and paid for by the same companies that are overcharging us in the first place?

Answer 2

Is this a joke? No question about it. People have come to look at the political scene like a sporting event, rooting for their "team" even if that team isn't the best one for the country.

We have people demonizing the term "liberal", we have two political parties both more interested in getting elected than in actually serving the nation.

This country is going to hell in a handbasket, and it's largely because half the nation listens only to Fox News and honestly believes *EVERY OTHER* news source is lying to the people, and the other half recognize that occam's razor suggests that if Fox News is disagreeing with just about other major main stream media source, it's far more likely that THEY are the spinners, not EVERY SINGLE other news outlet.

We're so screwed to the wall right now, it'll take a miracle for our nation to survive in anything like it's present great glory for more than another 10-20 years.

Answer 3

These united States of the Americas are not a democracy but in fact a democratic style Republic. So where is the joke?

Answer 4

It could be, but I don't see anything funny about it, most of the time. Okay, I do get a laugh out of some of the arguments, sometimes. But seriously, have you ever clicked on the 'discussion' under one of those Yahoo stories about some political issue? There's a forum there, and it's libs bashing cons, and cons bashing libs...it's sickening...I don't think our founding fathers 'did it this a' way', as Hank Jr. might say.

Answer 5

Because we only have two political parties, an 'us and them' mentality prevails. If we had more, then they would have to form coalitions of compromise, like in parlaimentary systems. Our two parties are so huge that it's nearly impossible to make a platform that all of the members will accept, let alone a unified message and agenda.

Answer 6

Just remember that here in America our rights are god given and none of the talking heads give a **** about them. Its all about whose rules you want to follow. Man made just cant fill the bill.

Answer 7

Pretty much