
Are political parties more beneficial or detrimental?
Posted by: yetifivepecksI am an American, so this is mainly referring to US politics.
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Detrimental
Political parties encourage group think, and uninformed decisions. They are a breeding ground for corruption, and should be abolished, or at least dramatically reformed.3 comments
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Beneficial
Political parties help people to more easily decide which candidate to vote for. Not many people have time to read up on every candidate.3 comments
I say it's both, can you add that option?
I do as well. I think its detrimental when the government intentionally suppress third parties I.E USA
I like political parties. When there's only one though :D
One party states FTW :D
You mean fascist states?
Well, not necessarily, but fascist states have that element of fear in them. I was talking of a more "catch all" party, where every candidate is part of one political party, following one doctrine, but with differing views. But fascist states are fun too :)
I agree that the government and media intentionally suppress third parties. Ideally, I would like a system in which individuals ran on their own merits, and where a candidate's wealth was a non-issue. If we do truly need parties, then I am for the abolition of both the Republican and Democratic parties, and measures to keep the media honest.
As far as adding the option for both...I could, but I think I will leave it as is. Only because the question was if they are more detrimental or beneficial.