Why politics are stupid

Cain (2005) confirms that Democrats and Republicans had a mutual agreement of building a big tent politics. Their aim was based on attracting voters, building coalitions, combining forces, and sharing a common interest to achieve objectives such as combating the war on terror, the war on a moral foundation and the war on economic infrastructure (Cain, 2005). However, rather than forming ‘big tent', the political parties have formed a wider tent filled with controversies. Parties are forming political rallies but with a common purpose of building a great America. However, despite the common purpose, the parties present different progressive ideas and approaches (Cain, 2005).  As a result of different views on how to combat the war on terrorism, culture war and economy war, the parties are filled with bitter disputes and the inability to pass law due to disagreements. The Americans patriots who created the U.S the American constitution and the democratic government said that first, people should be patriotic, second they should have self-interests and third, they should create political parties (Cain, 2005).  However, today's politics is stupid as politicians have reversed these important elements.   Rather than devoting to build one's country, create a sense of attachment and have national pride, political leaders put their interest first and ignore the interest of the citizens. Democratic and Republicans are injudicious and lack effective leadership.  They show a high level of stupidity in that rather than creating common goals of eliminating barriers that hinder development, identify problems and implement solutions, and connecting people, they create more barriers to development and implement wrong solutions (Cain, 2005).  Rather than motivating and inspiring voters to have higher turnouts, they create class warfare that division in social, political and economic positions.  The American political system should change and focus on self-government. Politics should focus on improving the community, better health, quality of life and well-being.

 

 

Reference

 

Cain, H. (2005). They think you're stupid: Why Democrats lost your vote and what Republicans

must do to keep it. Macon, Ga: Stroud & Hall Publishers.