Randians on Trump - Not all wrong . . .

Started by redcliffsw, November 26, 2016, 06:53:22 AM

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A one-party state, single-party state, 1-party state, one-party system, single-party system, or 1-party system is a type of state in which one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution. All other parties are either outlawed or allowed to take only a limited and controlled participation in elections.

A one-party state: to make this claim regarding the United States, one need demonstrate two things: first, there is little if any meaningful difference between the Democratic and Republican parties; second, that it is difficult, bordering on impossible, for a third party to gain any traction in an election.

To the first: wars, spending, deficits, regulations, control.  All have increased regardless of the party label applied to the president or members of congress.  It is a challenge to identify meaningful difference of type or even degree.

To the second, a few barriers to entry for third parties: winner-take-all vs. proportional representation; ballot access laws; debate rules.  All stacked against third parties in the United States.

Read on:
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/11/bionic-mosquito/randians-trump/

Our Confederates ancestors were right and modern Democrats can not agree with that, and of course, neither will Republicans agree that our Confederates were right.  Nowadays the Democrat Party supports the Republican doctrine.





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