Political Parties

I don't like them.

Political parties are divisive and result in participants in the American (well, democratic) political process to be pigeon holed into a complete set of beliefs. However, most people do not completely align with the full doctrine associated with a political party. For instance, I believe in a smaller government and many of the tax policies that the Republican Party supports. On the other hand, I don't agree with the Republican Party's environmental and education policies. So I find myself in the middle of both party lines. It becomes a matter of priorities. Since I don't believe average American's can impact the government structure or tax policies alone but we do have a choice on environmental and educational policies we put in practice in our own lives, I often vote Republican...not always.

I despise political commentary that falls only along party lines. It's as narrow minded as most racial commentary. Minorities are supposed to favor the Democratic Party so the Republican's show case high profile minorities that support them. American youth historically don't vote. So when young people show support for the Democratic candidate a spectacle is made of it. The reality is that all the commentary and discussion means nothing. It's who mobilizes on election day. Our political process encourages people to stay out of the political process by creating artificial boundaries between candidates.