Is there really a Good Party?

Question

Face it, politics are polarized. You are either left-winged or right-winged. With the character assassinations, smear campaigns and other means of power-snatching propaganda from both sides, is there really much of a difference. Or in other words does it make a difference to vote Republican or Democrat verses this candidate or that candidate? Maybe division amongst the voters is the good way to keep your agenda(s) in play and get your self in office?

By you are left or right winged I mean this is at least the imposing political mind set leaving no room for a middle-path

Answer 1

not really, but the least offensive party is the Dem's.
republicans are just to full of hate and Hippocrates.

BITG, where and when baby?

Answer 2

The original idea of two or three political parties is to have different perspectives and methods of tackling problems. However, these parties are turning out to be more or less GANGS AT WAR. There is no such thing as the perfect parties. There are so many problems in the world that no one person or party can properly work on the problem. If one party does something, the other party yells FOWL. This prevents anyone from getting anything done. Then you have a new election and they stop all the programs started buy the previous party. WHAT A BUNCH OF B.S. Our gov was put together buy a bunch of arrogant pompus lawyers. Hmmmm I should have known that.

Answer 3

You have confined the context of this question to the two major parties, and within that context, the answer is absolutely NO. Republicans and Democrats are two different flavors of the same basic poison. But if you remove that constraint on the context, the answer is YES, the Libertarian Party is pretty good -- not perfect, but pretty good. A vote for a Democrat or a Republican will maintain the status quo, and the country will continue to sink gradually into the quagmire. Dare to vote differently. The only wasted vote is the one spent on an undesirable candidate.

Answer 4

Washington said this about "political party's" in 1796 during his farewell speech! Perhaps someone would like to prove him wrong! Perhaps some might even see how true it is and what a visionary Washington was.

" have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the
State, with particular reference to the founding of them on
geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more
comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner
against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.

This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature,
having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind.
It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or
less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but in those of the
popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly
their worst enemy.

. . .

It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble
the public administration. It agitates the community with
illfounded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity
of one part against another; foments occasionally riot and
insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and
corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government
itself through the channels of party passion. Thus the policy
and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and
will of another.

There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful
checks upon the administration of government, and serve to keep
alive the spirit of liberty. This within certain limits is
probably true; and in governments of a monarchial cast
patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon
the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in
governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged.
From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be
enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose; and there
being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force
of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be
quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting
into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.

It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a
free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with
its administration to confine themselves within their
respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise
of the powers of one department to encroach upon another.
The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers
of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever
the form of government, a real despotism."

George Washington

Answer 5

A middle path?Oh,I see,you're going for the center.

In my opinion,that's just fence sitting.And in these times,when so many of our politicians are corrupt,perverse,anti-democratic and/or cowardly,there is no excuse for fence-sitting.That is moral cowardice in the worst way possible.

Answer 6

I had a really good party when I graduated from college!

Answer 7

and I'm crashing "Bush Invented the Google" party!!!

Answer 8

I am not sure there is - if you find one let me know.

Answer 9

I'm having a pretty killer party tomorrow. ;-)