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I don't think national politics is anything i want to be a part of anymore. I've talked to several individuals and it doesn't seem like its worth it. It seems to be the concensus of several politicians that democracy just can't function in such a diverse nation.
It was explained to me like this. Democracy as employed in the US gov was a great idea and very functional when it was originally designed because most people in the nation were moving in the same direction/had relatively similar ideals. The laws were passed and progress was made because of a lack of opposition from differing ideals. There was no two sides to issues like gay marriage/national healthcare/illegal immigration. People may have been gay but it wasn't something to be proud of and the community at the time wasn't seeking equality/ national healthcare would have been approved had the neccisity existed just as so many other gov services do/ The idea was to expand the nation so immigrants were necessary but there was still a process and documentation.
But in recent history there are so many issues and so many groups that want so many things that any decisions made appease as many constituants as they piss off. By the time most new legislation gets passed it is so watered down its almost pointless.
This came as a bit of a shock to me. I had been pretty fired up about politics before this conversation.
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