Political Article Response

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/debating-the-twoparty-sys_b_824973.html

The author summarizes a debate in which she and her fellow debaters argued against the 2-party system. Different people argued different things. Some of the major arguments against it were that not everyone is able to have their opinions heard because they don't completely side with one party. Another was that no real major problems can have fully successful solutions because of the system. There was an overall negative response.

I agreed with this article. I am very much opposed to the 2-party system. The 2 party-system creates a massive tug-of-war in which democrats and republicans cycle in and out of the white house switching policies back and forth in the favor of their party. I chose this article because I feel strongly about this issue and because it was from a credible source. This article furthered my understanding of what is fundamentally wrong with the 2-party system.

Comments

  1. yorks20March 25, 2017 at 11:08 AM

    This a unique topic the I have never really thought about before. You brought up some good points and you had good word choice.

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  2. griffsMarch 27, 2017 at 8:18 PM

    Jack, this is an interesting topic and I didn't know you felt strongly against the two party system. I do know you have strong political opinions but I did not know this was one of them. I think your blog is well written and I plan to go read the article you referenced.

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  3. JordonianRMarch 31, 2017 at 9:58 AM

    I agree with your view on the 2 party system. Because of arguing, nothing gets done within each party.

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