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EVERYTHING WRONG
from Fall Antlerette
WITH POLITICAL PARTIES
RYAN O’SULLIVAN // STAFF
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Throughout history we have seen two sides to a lot of different political parties and ideological groups. Over the short timeline of U.S. history we have seen two main dominant parties arise: the Republicans and the Democrats. America has been split by the clashing ideals of these two parties. At times it feels to an average citizen that these two groups don’t really care about the advancement of the country, all they want is to dislodge the other party.
George Washington, who saw this crisis coming, did not identify under any political party during his time in office. In his Farewell Address, Washington warned against the conflict of political parties and wanted Americans to view themselves as a cohesive unit, and not to repress one another because of their political viewpoints. Washington also feared that it opens the gate towards foreign corruption.
In office, right now, we have a very controversial Conservative president. This means that if he doesn’t get re elected in 2020, and instead, a Liberal or Socialist candidate gets elected, they will probably undo anything that the past president who didn’t share their viewpoints did. This government that we live in right now is a revolving door of political agendas centered around abolishing whatever the person before you did. This constant conflict within our government is the reason moving forward is so difficult in this country. Until we can agree on big issues as a unit instead of two sides, we will be treading water like we have done for the past decade.
America is an amazing country, but if we don’t start to take control and advance as a nation, we will see a drastic and terrifying shift on how much it will change in the Land of the Free. If we could get our leaders to have more open minds, we would not be facing the problems we find ourselves in right now. George Washington had warned us of the issues with political parties and maybe we should have listened.
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