On Three Political parties
Traditionally, the United States has been a bipartisan Republic, with usually two dominant parties. There have been times in the past, where the dominant parties have changed, and new parties have come to prominence.
With everyone wanting to jump on the bandwagon for the new "Tea Party" party, they need to listen to the rhetoric of what they are saying, and how they are presenting things. For instance, their description of President Obama ranges from anything from a Socialist, to a Fascist, to a Communist, to a Tyrant. These all cannot be true at the same time. Why? Because Socialism, Fascism, and Communism are not the same political belief system. They may be similar in some aspects, but are vastly different where it counts. He may be a tyrant, but he was elected to the office, and has not, thus far, made any moves to change the mechanism by which he can be removed from office. So, look behind the smoke screen of the Tea Party, and look at what they are really saying. Decide for yourself if their descriptions are accurate. If they are, then go ahead and support them. If they aren't, challenge them on it, and don't support them.
I see the collapse of both the GOP and the Democratic Party within the next 10 years, if that. Especially if things continue with the way they are going now. A huge majority of citizens are disenfranchised with the way the Government is being run, and that is leading to dissatisfaction with the political structure as a whole. When this happens, there tends to be a vast shift in the political parties, and the ones that are no longer serving the interests of their constituents fail, and new ones rise to take their place.
There is one thing, however, that is going to precipitate this, if it is going to come to pass. We need to get a larger majority of people out of their homes or places of work, and vote. By people taking a more active role in their government, they may actually get the government they want.
With everyone wanting to jump on the bandwagon for the new "Tea Party" party, they need to listen to the rhetoric of what they are saying, and how they are presenting things. For instance, their description of President Obama ranges from anything from a Socialist, to a Fascist, to a Communist, to a Tyrant. These all cannot be true at the same time. Why? Because Socialism, Fascism, and Communism are not the same political belief system. They may be similar in some aspects, but are vastly different where it counts. He may be a tyrant, but he was elected to the office, and has not, thus far, made any moves to change the mechanism by which he can be removed from office. So, look behind the smoke screen of the Tea Party, and look at what they are really saying. Decide for yourself if their descriptions are accurate. If they are, then go ahead and support them. If they aren't, challenge them on it, and don't support them.
I see the collapse of both the GOP and the Democratic Party within the next 10 years, if that. Especially if things continue with the way they are going now. A huge majority of citizens are disenfranchised with the way the Government is being run, and that is leading to dissatisfaction with the political structure as a whole. When this happens, there tends to be a vast shift in the political parties, and the ones that are no longer serving the interests of their constituents fail, and new ones rise to take their place.
There is one thing, however, that is going to precipitate this, if it is going to come to pass. We need to get a larger majority of people out of their homes or places of work, and vote. By people taking a more active role in their government, they may actually get the government they want.