(August 4, 2021 at 8:04 pm)Spongebob Wrote:Not to mention the massive legal hurdles of making political parties illegal(August 4, 2021 at 4:12 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: On December 17, 2020, Gallup polling found that 31% of Americans identified as Democrats, 25% identified as Republican, and 41% as Independent.
Fuck the two party system.
It' s time to illegalize such blatant grabs at holding power.
I've seen very similar numbers myself. I think it represents the fact that voters are not as extreme as the parties. Those that identify as independent are actually the swing vote. They mostly vote D or R, but could swing from one cycle to another. Making political parties illegal is probably not constitutional, so that wouldn't work. We've always had progressives and conservatives and they are always battling.
I should also point out that during the party flip you mentioned, the Democratic Party itself didn't change so much as all the racists fled the party and went to the GOP because the Democratic party was more progressive on civil rights. That hasn't always been the case. In the early 20th century, the GOP was pretty progressive, and don't forget it's first POTUS was Abe Lincoln, who was an extremist progressive.
"Change was inevitable"
Nemo sicut deus debet esse!
“No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”
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Nemo sicut deus debet esse!
“No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”
–SHIRLEY CHISHOLM