This country is so divided right now. What can we do about it?

Question

Since the 2 parties don't seem to want to ever come together, what can we do, as citizens and voters to bring this country closer together? Do the parties have to be so sharply divided?

Answer 1

Vote for term limits. if they can only stay 8-12 years new blood will bring new ideas.

Answer 2

I'm afraid we'll always be divided. It hurts the country so much !! When President Bush came into office he wanted to be a unite-r, not a divider....well, Washington won't allow that. There are so many on the far left that only want to argue. They won't give solutions, they'll only point out what's wrong....I wish the house and senate would come together and work for what is best for the US.
One solution might be term limits. That should create change in Washington and the people serving would be more free to do what is right rather than just worrying about getting re-elected. Presidents could serve one 6 year term and the senators and congressmen should only serve 1 four year term. Stop the career politicians. Make them earn a living like the rest of us in the private sector, or by moving themselves up the ladder, not just staying in the same seat for so many years. This will bring more "normal" citizens to Washington. People who still know what's going on in the real world !!!

Answer 3

Everything starts with you. Talk to your friends. Create a blog with goals you and your friend will heal the nation. Build an army via the Internet to form a third party with viable candidate suggestions. It's the thing either party fears the most because of the close division percentage a group that delivers even a 5% vote to a third party can determined the elections out come.

Answer 4

Liberals and Republicans alike need to stop all of this posturing. Instead, every single registered voter needs to educate themselves as much as possible about the candidates in the next presidential election. Americans need to start thinking outside of party lines (the box). We need to vote on the person best qualified for the job, not the party. I know I'm just dreaming here.

Answer 5

Realize that politicians throw "wedge issues" such as gay marriage, abortion, and separation of church and state at us during election time, even though these hot-button topics are unlikely to be drastically changed during any one presidential or congressional term. Also, using religion to further political interest is an emotional ploy that causes a person to vote for someone because they feel "morally obligated" to sway a certain way, even though that particular person or party may not necessarily encompass the morals of the voters. The Republicans won the 2000 elections this way by encouraging churches to preach politics in sermons. Since then, the IRS has actually had to ask for sermons in advance and will be revoking charters of churches that involve politics in their religious teachings. The Democratic party is, unfortunately making a mistake by telling America that Bush and his cronies have recently made very public ridicule of Christian fanatics, no matter how true it may be, because hopefully this time around people are smart enough to vote on serious issues like the War in Iraq and homeland security.

Answer 6

Well, Mei-lin, I disagree that the country is divided. Yes, the parties are more vocally divided and spouting politics rather than common sense or truth. But this has become more the norm in this decade.

So don't be discouraged. If you pay a little attention to the polls, you'll find most people are in agreement, and if not, chances are their point of disagreement is on something that doesn't even affect their lives, like gay marriage.

News programs and newspapers like to play up political party differences because it sells their news products, not because it's mainstream nor affecting anyone's lives.

Answer 7

Vote for candidates on either party that will work and play well with others.

It used to not be this way. Many politicians from the late eighties and early nineties quit when the newer crop of politicians wanted to win at all costs. It looks like many are getting the fruits of their labor of self-indulgences. Let the indictments roll.

Answer 8

It really has nothing to do with the politicians and parties
This is a problem with mainstream media and the reason so many people go to blogs

The media owns this issue, the mainstream media and news corporations love controversy and issues and many of the issues you see in the press or in mainstream media are media-made issues and of no real consequence to the American people.

The only real way to change things is to ensure the large corporations do not control the media and its really beyond you or I or the government to be able to control multi-national billion dollar corporations

Answer 9

Philosophically I cannot except the right wing agenda. With one party rule I have seen the country set back many years in both human and civil rights. I think that the democrats taking over one of the houses or both will help because then there can be compromise and I feel the best legislation comes out of compromise. We must restore the checks and balance back into the government before we will have this happen.

Answer 10

Your first mistake is thinking that there is two parties in American. We have one party with two different managment styles.

Almost all of our leaders from both parties party at a place called Bohemian Grove. It is a place north of SF, in the redwoods. They meet once a year to worship a 40ft stone owl. Please reserach it on your own.

We the American people are nothing more than cattle to these people.