There is indeed disadvantages of one -party independence, mainly because a few interests may be ignored or marginalized.However, under the election system, there will be some kind of checks and balances in any way. It is always reminded that the ruling party must take care of the interests of the most people as much as possible.Essence
The two parties in the United States and Britain and other countries have long been revealed, but to this day, no one can come up with effective solutions.The long -term confrontation between the Republican and Democratic parties in the United States has obviously visible negative impacts on politics and society, but no one has dared to come forward so far to call for changes.
The political between the United States has reached the point of solidification. Social tears and democracy have made many voters tired of politics.Recently, Janan Ganesh, a political columnist of the British Financial Times, sighed that this is a tragedy of 50 to 50 in the United States, which refers to the semi -division of voters.In fact, the more correct statement should be 30 to 30, because in previous elections, about 40%of qualified voters often do not vote.Those who voted were mainly supporters of the two parties, and the rest were helpless voters. They could only choose one from two rotten apples.
Imagine that about 60%of voters vote, and the votes selected by the president are usually about 50%, which is equivalent to at most that it is supported by 30%of the voters. How can such a president represent the whole people?But the election system is so.However, the president of the United States will brag about democracy, saying three or four to the political systems of other countries, and believes that American democracy is a world example.As a world overlord, the President of the United States also has supreme power. He is both the head of the government and the commander of the three armies. He can launch war and control one of the world's largest nuclear arsenal.
Kanesh described the division of 50 pairs of American voters as Civic Disaster, but it is impossible to give a certain answer to why American democracy is so mutated.One of the claims he quoted was due to the factors of cultural.For example, from 1940 to 2000, 70%of Americans were Christians, but after the millennium, American society became more and more secular, and Christians are now less than half.Party identity replace religious identity.In any case, this tear destroys the super stability of the United States.The two parties are divided into autumn colors and compete with each other. Theoretically, it is beautiful, but the actual situation is very different.
The most interesting thing is that the author has questioned: If it is a unique party, will society be healthier?Since 1945, this is the case in Western countries, such as the British Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party in Germany, the right of France, and the US Democratic Party to some extent.
This is obviously a very sensitive question.One party is unique, and it seems to be democratic to Americans. Therefore, Singapore is not included in the list of democracy in the United States.However, as the author said, after the war Western society, it was indeed maintaining a high degree of social stability because of the unique political party's administration, and therefore achieved considerable economic growth.We may add that the same is true in Japan (the independence of the Liberal Democratic Party), and the four Asian four dragons are no exception.
There is indeed disadvantages of one -party independence, mainly because a few interests may be ignored or marginalized.However, under the election system, there will be some kind of checks and balances in any way. It is always reminded that the ruling party must take care of the interests of the most people as much as possible.Essence
The benefits of one -party independence (the premise is of course it must be a governing party), and it is to maintain the stability and predictability of political stability.Since the ruling party can get the support of most voters, it is equivalent to recognizing their ruling policies and policies and affirming their political achievements, so they will choose it to continue governing again.In such a relatively stable situation, the ruling party can spend less time and energy, cope with the entanglement and difficulties of the opposition party, and can work hard to make long -term planning, and the achievements that can be achieved will be greater.Because many policies that can eventually bring benefits to the country and the people need to be implemented for a long time, and it cannot be immediately shared.
Conversely, in the case of the US -style five -five pair (mentioned earlier, in fact 30 to 30), only the number of people who came to power represents a small number.In the first courtyard, lifting up the bar, often pulling the corners and internal consumption in the state of stalemate, forming a legislative deadlock.The president came to power, and before he had time to implement the beautiful commitment in the political outline, he had to turn his attention to the general election after four years of preparation.How can the two parties take turns governing, how can long -term policy.Therefore, short -term operations have become the norm.The "struggle" goal of the two parties is gradually no longer the ideal of democracy, but how to fight the opponent. If you come to power, I pull your hind legs. When I come to power, you pull my hind legs. It is naked political power struggle., Popular interest competition.
In fact, the mutation of democratic politics in the United States is more than that.Another most criticized is the formation of Plutocracy.One of the results of the long -term free development of American capitalism is the appearance of a few nobles.Petroleum, tobacco, drugs, bank finance, arms, mass media and other industries all have extremely huge vested interest groups.They are wealthy, and they can control Congress through money and move their policies.
The pollution of money to politics can now be said to reach a historical high.Recently, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, helped Trump to build momentum in each swing state.Musk is a Trump vote for Trump for Trump's votes through its Political Action Commitee. The main means are actually buying voters with money.Musk personally comes out of the horse without covering up.If Trump is elected again, Musk will definitely affect the White House in some policies.
He recently announced that before the vote day on November 5, a check -up of 1 million US dollars (about S $ 1.32 million) was sent every day to give a key swing state voters that the condition was that this person must register as a voter to become voters.And signature to support his online petition, expressing his support for freedom of speech and ownership.At the same time, each of the signs of a swing state voter is recommended to get a $ 100 reward.Isn't this the truth of bribery in the name of freedom?
In the United States, it is absolutely impossible to have no money to participate in politics and campaign.The main support of the rich is the support of the rich, which makes many politicians easily become a candidate for the rich.Republican democracy has its own support sector, and now the degree of solidification of these two sectors can be described as no longer.Therefore, another observation of Ganesh is that even if the two sides make every effort, the results of the election are basically half pairs and half. The votes of the two candidates are not far from far away, and they can only win with a few votes.This seems to have become an unsolvable political dilemma.
Maybe we can simply summarize that the two major parties in the United States have deteriorated.The explicit is falling.All the chaos we see is a reflection of this political change in political parties.As for the situation in Europe, the defeat of traditional mainstream political parties, the disappearance of the one -party unique situation can also be attributed to the deterioration of the party itself.It's also a mess.
European political parties have the problem of fragmentation. The mainstream parties have fallen and social differentiation. Therefore, the results of the elections are almost inevitable that several political parties will be jointly co -governments.In some places, even more than a year after the election, the government cannot be formed, and the short -lived government often appears.The alienation and degeneration of political parties has an extremely unfavorable impact on the production of national economics and people.In Asia, the story of mainstream political parties has also appeared.The Liberal Democratic Party in Japan and the Kuomintang of Taiwan were defeated in "Black Gold Politics", while South Korea was defeated by chaebol politics.Looking at it, Singapore can still maintain a clear stream, which brings many political dividends to Singapore and Singaporeans, which is valuable.
The author is a former news worker and a former member of the People's Action Party Congress
