Since it’s all over the news, I’ll take one more step into beating this news story to death. The Democratic party in the US has taken the House of Representatives for the first time in 12 years. Yes, that’s how bad the Democrats suck. The race for control over the Senate is tied at 50 seats each but Associated Press gives Virginia and the majority to the Dems as of Wednesday night. That means the Democrats will control both houses (Senate just barely) with a Republican executive branch. A lot has been said how the war in Iraq and the stagnating economy have swung the voters decisions away from the recent darlings of American politics, the Republicans. This is supposed to be the essence of democracy.
To be totally honest, though, an objective observer would scoff at the idea that this is democracy in action. Think about it. The current political breakdown in the US consists of two major parties and a host of independent platforms. Lets forget about the independents for now because 1) They’re useless cunts anyway and 2) They don’t win enough seats to be anything other than useless cunts. This means that the US is one party away from being a communist country. No doubt, you are now appalled at such a statement.
Communist China holds elections for the people. Villagers and city dwellers can vote for their representative from the village to municipal level. Yes, they really can. So how come they are not a democracy. Well simply because there is only one party to choose from, the Communists. They can vote for anyone they want to as long as he/she belongs to the Communist party. In the US, you can vote for anyone you want to, as long as they belong to the Democrats or Republicans.
In the business world, a company that dominates one market is called a monopoly. When a handful of companies dominate the market, its called an oligopoly. The United States political system is not a democracy, it is an “Oligolacy (ola-goh-la-cee).” I have all rights to this term henceforth, so fuck you Poli-Sci students at fancy Ivy League schools!
On the flip side, countries like India have so many political parties, it is near impossible to get a consensus on any slightly divisive issue. There must be a middle ground, though, I’m going to say 13 separate parties. That way for a government to form, a coalition has to be sought, which would temper any extremist activity within a particular party of the ruling coalition.
My question for the Yanqui readers is this:
How come no one has ever challenged the oligolacy that exists in the US? Do all issues in the US fall into either the Republican or Democratic camp? I’ve some friends who firmly support independent candidates for this very reason (amongst others of course). Are people so jaded with the political system in general that they just couldn’t care less?
For what its worth, I didn’t used to like Republican policies or President Bush. But in the six years I was in the States, I grew to like them (Dubya especially). Why? Even with the Iraq cock-up and the mess called the War on Terror, the Republicans (in particular President Bush) have always been friends with India. They have supported us since the start of their administration, initiated the bill in Congress to share civilian nuclear technology, supported globalization and mutual business interests (including outsourcing as a way for BOTH economies to improve) and in general been friendly. True, all this while simultaneously supporting that ass Musharraf but those days are numbered. They have in effect turned around years of Cold War distrust between India and the US and I welcome it. The Democrats never made such an effort and still quibble about inconsequential issues. I also like Dubya because he is a cocksure cowboy from Texas and I think they’re a dying breed.
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