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Americans prize party loyalty over democratic principles
- galaxyLogic 6y agoThere is a party whose goal is increased democracy, and another party whose goal is more power to the already powerful. For the supporters of more democracy it makes sense that they could occasionally compromise on some adherence to democratic principles IF that can be seen as advancing democracy in the long term. Whereas for a party that supports status quo and more privilege to the already privileged (say bigger tax-cuts for the rich) it is not a big deal to compromise on democratic principles because, they are opposed to increasing democracy in the first place. So it's not like "It's just party politics, both sides are the same". Instead the party whose goal is to support the under-privileged will naturally advocate for more democracy. Whereas it is in the interests of the party who supports the powerful to try suppress the vote of the less privileged. No?