This poster is a piece of political propaganda that really depicts how the party system in our government works. The party system was never meant to rip the people apart, but it is evident that in today's society it has. The United States citizens are stereotyped and at odds with each other because of the party system. Benjamin Franklin warned against the party system fearing it would cause the competition to hurt the integrity of the election. He said, "There are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money. ...Place before the eyes of such men a post of honor, that shall be at the same time a place of profit, and they will move heaven and earth to obtain it. The vast number of such places ...renders the British government so tempestuous. ...[and is the true source] of all those factions which are perpetually dividing the nation [and] distracting its councils... " He was dead on in believing that because it has. Today if there is an election the candidates are at each other's throat. They bash the other candidate and tell more lies about how they are better. Why can't each just present their views and be voted on based on that rather then being judged by their party. The Republicans are considered right-winged nuts who value religion, and keeping things the same. The Democratic are considered sissy liberals who want to have no rules. This is how the parties are considered, however, honorable men and women have come from each party to contribute to the functioning of the government for good countless time. So you decide does the party system help us or hurts us.
I think that our democracy needs to have more parties to represent the diversity of our country's population. Think about it. Obama is our first president of color, but he does not represent all minorities. We have never had a woman president whereas other countries, even Third World countries, have been able to elect a female leader. We need presidents who reflect the life experiences of the American public, and not just the rich, white, Protestant male public. I think that just having two parties results in a large amount of people voting for the lesser of two evils. But it all comes down to money and the democrats and republicans have more money than any other group able to sponsor a presidential candidate, so we will continue to have a two party system until federal funding goes toward supporting other parties' candidates.
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