The Modern American Crisis?

Question

I believe there is a great crisis going on in modern America. Without a doubt there are many liberals thinking its the republicans, and many republicans thinking its the democrats. But for people who think like that, YOU are the problem. Hyper-partisan politics is tearing this country apart. Dont point fingers towards liberals or republicans, and here's why

EVEN assuming all people were equally educated about politics, there would still be a considerable number of ideologically democratic people, and ideologically republican people. We shouldnt try to change this. Changing this would be mean changing one's very core values. Because that is what in the end, determines whether one is conservative or liberal. So lets take some advice from A. Hamilton on how to control faction. We can either remove the cause or control the effect. Removing the cause would be just wrong. We shouldnt try to force our way of thinking as the "correct way". Instead, we should comprimise. America was built on compromises, the COnstitution for example has been described as a "bundle of compromises." What the United States needs now is for Americans to call on their elected officials now. Act as a nation, and show how we are against this partisan politics. Only by compromising what we want by looking in the perspective of others can our country move forward. No matter how messed up you think a view is, respect it if there are many people who truely believe in it. We need a strong leader, who will push REAL change in Washington. Not just change from Bush to OBama, republican to democrat, democrat to republican, but from Hyper partisan politics of corruption and power to what america was really meant to be: a government of the people. discuss.

Answer 1

Dude a full democracy doesn't work, simply doesn't. Representative democracy is bad enough. You can't have the majority winning on every issue ever and that is why america is set up the way it is: to protect the minority.

America was founded on partisan politics and thus protects all partisan thought and debate. You can't tell people that the u.s. should change when some people(believe it or not) want things to stay the same. If you do, your own logic fails.

YOU PHAIL!

Answer 2

Bad time to ask. These dumbed-down sheep are so thoroughly consumed by the media diversion of Palin's trampy daughter right now that this question will hardly be noticed.

Answer 3

i agree

Answer 4

Agreed, I am actually a moderate politically, but seeing less and less of us categorically speaking.

As one person slammed me today with a middle-of-the-road joke.

Yeah i try and listen to Left and right wing radio to stay the same. but since leftist radio went broke I just read yahoo stuff here instead.

But really see the middle as a dying breed;America is becoming more and more polarized....were goners, is there really hope in your opinion?