Nah dude, all I've heard from political candidates is how they will fix things, or how they plan to change them. I think, maybe once, I've heard a president or someone say "We're in this together", but now the candidates are only fighting, and the rest of the country seems to believe one of them will save the U.S. Aside from your group thinking lecture, why is this so? why don't people use logic anymore? (Myself included, unfortunately.)iamscott wrote:Prompt replies, I dunno.Pheonix wrote:What about Bob?
Also what is the secret to having an incredibly successful Ask... thread?
The thing about political systems is that they organize thought--that is, a way of thinking--into a concise collective of thinking. Political theory is just that--theory. There is no way that a political system will ever work the way that one would want it to. That's why it's theory. To a certain extent, it's possible to predict human behavior... after that, though, it becomes impossible, because while a man can be rational, humans en masse are irrational, and tend to use group think. Political theory groups its ideas into a setting that is ideal for those conditions. For example, communist theory. Karl Marx suggested that the proletariats (the poor) would overthrow the bourgeoisie, and through that, dispense of the capitalist system. When put in practice, this idea worked quite well, but different interpretations of that theory, as well as practical application (people tend to flock to a leader or a group of leaders, there can be no collective), plus a host of other factors, proved that communist theory is not something that can be implemented well, no matter how well the revolution might go. And even China has had to make do with "free trade zones" to survive.Chozon1 wrote:I challenge thy correctness!
*lightning strikes*
If political parties worked the way they said they would, then would any system matter but one of honor? If every party is based on doing what is best for the country, as they claim they are, then why does every party think that they, and they alone can fix the U.S? Is there no honor among thieves?
If you look a monkey in the eye, what will happen?
As for what the individual parties believe, I'm not sure that the more moderates believe that they alone can fix the country. Let's face it, we may disagree in political ideology, but we're in this together. Most politicians realize that, I think, even if you don't believe that their intentions are the best.
As for honor among thieves... what do you think?
And if you look a monkey in the eye, you get to dance, so you must look at your pants.
If the Monkey makes you dance, what does a fish do?
Because I asked another dumb question and I couldn't think of anything else to ask. 