As I've continued to think about things over the past few days, I thought of a good analogy to express my thoughts about how our two parties don't work together, but should.
A business may have a partner with a controlling interest of 55% and an second partner with a 45% share. But I guarantee that the partner with a 45% share doesn't want the business to fail! He has a lot invested, and even though he doesn't have the controlling interest, he no doubt wants to see the business succeed, right?
Not so in our government. I know it's not a business, but a party with a 45% interest in a government that affects the lives of 310 million citizens and millions or billions of others worldwide shouldn't be hoping that the government, or even just the CEO (President) fails. But that's exactly what is happening. The partner with the 45% interest (Republicans) are hoping the business (government) fails so that the stockholders (voters) will fire (not reelect) the CEO (President) and some of his executive board (congressman) and therefore they can regain the controlling interest (majority in Congress) and run the business (government) as they see fit, disregarding the input of the new minority interest (Democrats).
From the business standpoint, in the long run, it's going to fail completely.
This sentiment is likely passed on from generation to generation because each party is guilty of this lack of cooperation and determination to see the other party fail. So, each in its turn, says collectively, "We got no support from you when we had the majority, so now we're going to stick it to you the way you stuck it to us."
ReplyDeleteA different view fron an old blowdout socialist.
ReplyDeleteThere is a very sound reason why over 50% of eligable voters don't bother. There is only one political party in the U.S. and that is the Property Party. It has two wings, the Dimocrats and the Publicans. Neither repesents the 'perceived' interests of the majority of us.
A very lame so called democracy.
JJ
Oh. Forgot to say, I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteGood reading.
JJ