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Though I think he is correct that politics does not need to be antagonistic to prevent "politicians running rampant with power". Plenty of democracies use more
by coriny 12y ago
Though I think he is correct that politics does not need to be antagonistic to prevent "politicians running rampant with power". Plenty of democracies use more collaborative politics than the USA (e.g. the Polder model of democracy in the netherlands). And I think most people would agree that the US republicans & democrats could engage more constructively while maintaining ideologically distinct positions (and not turning the country into a single party fascist state).
- lutusp 12y ago> I think most people would agree that the US republicans & democrats could engage more constructively while maintaining ideologically distinct positions ... Yes, absolutely. My point was that compromise doesn't require that the parties share values or show mutual respect -- history proves otherwise.