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Originally posted by SimeyTheLimey: I live in DC. My candidates USUALLY don't win. And when they do it is only because I sometimes cross party lines. Living in a democracy has little to do with being in the cozy position of having your candidate win. It's nice when it happens, but it often doesn't. If you want 100% representation of your views, you need to find yourself a nice deserted island so you can be your own emperor. No, really living in a democracy is about gracefully accepting the fact that you are in the minority for now, but you will try to change that through peaceful persuasion. |
I don't fully understand the party system in the US (even having lived there), but in the UK you never find a politician who totally represents your views, you are lucky to find someone that you agree with some of the time. Democracy is the art of living with this, knowing that there is nothing that you can do about it. For every gain you may make (e.g. finding a pol. that agrees with your views on war) is likely to be balanced by a loss (e.g. he doesn't agree with your views on taxation).
Of course in the US there may only be two types of people, and everyone either totally agrees with the Democrats or totally agrees with the Republicans. If this is true, you are welcome to your system.