Friday, March 04, 2005

I'm right, you're wrong, and that's all there is to it!

The political system in America is very aggravating. It is basically split into two parties--the Republican and the Democratic--and anyone who does not agree with either gets lost in the shuffle. The people belonging to the different parties seem to think that they are always absolutely right and their opponents are always absolutely wrong. One has only to label a person a "Democrat" or a "Republican" and part of the country automatically hates them and will not listen to anything they say, while most of the rest will love them and accept pretty much whatever they proclaim. The opposing party, whichever one it may be, is drawn as a freedom-hating faction with horns, a tails, and pitchforks in their hands. People do not seem to want to consider that possibly, just maybe, the other side has a good idea every once in a while. They would not have to agree all the time, and I would hope they would not, but maybe some good would come of it. In the end, it appears to me that there is really only one word to describe politics: frustrating.

1 comment:

muchacho said...

That's why I'm a registered member of a third party.