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In Tragedy & Hope (1966) author Carroll Quigley wrote, "The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead, the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can 'throw the rascals out' at any election without leading to any profound or extensive shifts in policy."
When visiting my 95-year-old father shortly after the 2000 General Election, he mentioned that he had cast a ballot for Ralph Nader. I ask him why he made that decision and he replied, " I remember every election since Woodrow Wilson; the Republicans and Democrats have had control of the White House and/or the Congress for decades and still nothing changes for the better. Either the two parties don't know what they're doing of they're doing it on purpose." Was he wrong? I lean towards the "on purpose" conclusion.
As long as the party leadership decides who the candidates/puppets will be, nothing will change. How much of what we witness is not actual antagonism between the parties, but scenes that are choreographed ahead of time? And if a person is elected and doesn't follow their party's orders on how to vote, they most likely won't receive any money for reelection. Give money directly to candidates that you support. Money given to the two major political parties at the state or national level, is a crapshoot.
Leo R. Lindquist
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