I wrote the other day we might want to “ban” political parties and the internet went nuts.
Thousands of reads and tons of engagement. People are really talking about this but most folks don’t understand how IMPORTANT banning the parties might actually be for all of us.
Most folks don’t know this but there were actually zero political parties when our nation was founded.
There’s a reason the constitution does not mention political parties– they were NOT supposed to be part of our system of government.
Indeed political parties– or “clubs” as they were called– were actually banned in many parts of Europe at the time and the founders feared “factions” and developed a system designed to prevent “parties” from taking hold.
Their system was genius and although political parties sprang into existence shortly after the creation of our nation they rarely were able to exercise complete control over our government thanks to our system of checks and balances.
Lately that system has been eroded and directly attacked as the two parties become more extreme and desperate for control.
The truth is both the Democrats and the Republicans are dying brands. Nobody considers themselves a D or an R anymore– they just REJECT the other side.
And it’s no surprise– NEITHER PARTY CAN LEAD!
Anytime one party takes control Americans reject them soundly and want to switch horses. Just like currently everybody wants the Republicans out because they are doing a terrible job.
But guess what if/when the Democrats take over it will be the same thing! Americans will throw them out the first chance they get also.
And on and on and on.
Let’s put an end to this folks. Back Troutman and let’s explore doing away with the parties.
Chat soon.