A bad thing about American populism is that if a politician is said to be someone who unites; that is a good thing, but if one is said to be a divider, then that is considered a bad thing.
Politics is division by definition, I want more division, and I want it to be sharper and more polarizing. What do you think?
2007-01-17 08:00:52 · 2 answers · asked by billy d 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Meeeeeeee- Politics- opinions one has regarding political questions. Now with three hundred million people in the country is it reasonable to assert that there will be divisions concerning an opinion about a political issue? Yes, it does. Should there be? Yes, there should. When a country ceases to divide itself among political lines regarding issues that confront the nation, and becomes mindlessly unified without division and decent, democracy ceases to exist. The country faced an issue in the 1800's regarding segregation. The Republicans formed their political party in order to counter the opinion of democrats that blacks ought to remain slaves because of its benefit to the U.S. economy. Divison is key to democracy, and when it ceases to exists, then you have countries like Iraq. Wake up.
2007-01-17 10:40:19 · update #1
Benny- I'm not quite sure what you being a paramedic in Iraq has to do with anything, but good luck and stay safe over there.
You're correct about the current state of political affairs in the country, but division is key to democracy. You can be divided regarding a political issue and still united as an American. Without division and decent, there is no democracy. When nobody challenges authority, then authority has a blank check to do whatever it wants. Take Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, or Saddam Hussein's Iraq; these countries commited terrible acts of autrocity, and started many wars to expand their own power and influence, and the government did these things easily because there was no opposition to the government's policies.
2007-01-17 10:46:51 · update #2
Politics is not division by definition, what a strange thing to say.
The name of this country is the UNITED States of America, not the Polarized or Divided or Hate-Filled States of America.
The point, since you seem to have missed it, is that in this country, it is OKAY to have different points of view. Politicians who divide the people into two or more groups who hate each other because of their views are not doing their job. Their job is to figure out how to best let us all live together and to create compromises among the many varied points of view in this country. If you don't like that, you should probably move to Baghdad. They're pretty polarized there. And if they're not polarized enough for you, it's probably not a problem since you won't be alive for very long.
2007-01-17 08:07:20 · answer #1 · answered by Bush Invented the Google 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because like the old saying.....United we stand....divided we fall. If it were up to me, I'd outlaw all political parties. It seems these days all they're more interested in is digging up dirt on each other instead of concentrating on the issues at hand......like paying for elderly prescriptions, and taking better care of our veterans. I don't want more division though....I just want them to do the job they were hired to do. Maybe we should pay them minimum wage....and then only pay them for the hours that they actually work. I bet some things would get done then..........do you agree?'
2007-01-17 16:10:21 · answer #2 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋