I don’t like party politics, particularly the two-party kind, and most particularly when there are few real differences between the positions and policies represented by those parties. However, I am a registered Democrat and have tended to vote pretty consistently Democratic. Why? Not because I think the Democratic Party is a fine and worthy institution, but because those candidates I most support tend most often to run under the Democratic label. But I’m thinking of switching sides, and I think you should, too.
“If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” I have no idea who said it first, but I’m saying it now. Since the “uniter, not a divider” restored honor and dignity to the White House, national politics has increasingly become a matter of party warfare: and the Republicans are much better at it. Why? Because what the Republicans seem to want more than anything else is to win, while the Democrats still seem at least nominally interested in effecting change for the better.
I increasingly feel in my discussions with Republicans that their most strongly held convictions are not rooted in ideology or logic but in loyalty and defensiveness. I think many of them feel that their leaders have failed them, but they are unwilling to show weakness. Republicans have control of the White House and Congress—and keeping that control has become more important than making good use of it.
What that means, however, is that so long as the Democrats continue to try to make change—pass good laws, make good policy, stand up for what is right—they will be distracted from the fight for control in a way that the Republicans are not. So, I say to you, Democrats: Join the Republican party.
Think about it. Then there will be no question about which party is the biggest, strongest party. Republicans will control everything! Then, there will be nowhere to hide. Our leaders and pundits will not be able to drive the wedge of partisan politics through the public discourse. Maybe they will start taking responsibility for their actions and their words.
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