03-18-2016, 02:19 PM
I touched on this in another thread but I'm not a fan of political parties at all. It creates a political atmosphere that encourages people to blindly take sides for a variety of reasons usually from what I see though it's peer pressure. My last few years of high school I went to a school that was really conservative and it was amazing how an attempt at a political discussion would go nowhere really quick because of all the BS flying around the room. Everyone agreed though so it was all good but nobody learned anything new or brought anything real to the table. If you didn't agree it became almost a mob mentality. I'm sure it's the same in really liberal areas too.
It's also harder to hold individuals accountable for the work they do or don't do when you can simply point blame at the Democrats or the Republican as a whole for most of the issues in this country. Political parties have their own set of colors and even a mascot like a sports team would so it's no surprise to me that it feels like a sports culture at times. I'd like to see people have an affiliation with individuals rather then a club. Imo it would lead to a more educated voter which would lead to a better less divided society.
If you've ever seen The Sneetches by Dr.Seuss it illustrates really well how I think political parties influence people too much.(Not that I expect everyone to watch but it's a really good cartoon if you haven't checked it out.) Peer pressure is an incredibly powerful tool and people are always trying to find ways to confirm their opinions are right even if it means tearing down someone else in the process and hearing what they only want to hear. That's why there isn't just the news anymore there's left wing news and right wing news tailored towards your fantasy on how the world is.
It's also harder to hold individuals accountable for the work they do or don't do when you can simply point blame at the Democrats or the Republican as a whole for most of the issues in this country. Political parties have their own set of colors and even a mascot like a sports team would so it's no surprise to me that it feels like a sports culture at times. I'd like to see people have an affiliation with individuals rather then a club. Imo it would lead to a more educated voter which would lead to a better less divided society.
If you've ever seen The Sneetches by Dr.Seuss it illustrates really well how I think political parties influence people too much.(Not that I expect everyone to watch but it's a really good cartoon if you haven't checked it out.) Peer pressure is an incredibly powerful tool and people are always trying to find ways to confirm their opinions are right even if it means tearing down someone else in the process and hearing what they only want to hear. That's why there isn't just the news anymore there's left wing news and right wing news tailored towards your fantasy on how the world is.
