tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post3902672475702259487..comments2024-01-06T17:38:53.551-05:00Comments on Poli-Tea: Duopoly Unchecked, Imbalancedd.erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-69903152205868637352009-05-01T16:34:00.000-04:002009-05-01T16:34:00.000-04:00No, I don't, because what Goldwater did to the Rep...No, I don't, because what Goldwater did to the Republicans in 1964, for instance, was a legitimate insurrection and not a scheme by some behind-the-scenes clique -- and in the short term it didn't exactly look like a survival mechanism. I think polarization was taking place in the general culture from the 1960s forward, and that in time the parties adapted to it rather than dictating it. The Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-89690657503354859472009-04-30T22:49:00.000-04:002009-04-30T22:49:00.000-04:00Sam, you don't think that "greater ideological con...Sam, you don't think that "greater ideological consistency" (i.e. 'polarization' to use the buzz word) is a survival mechanism of the duopoly?d.erishttp://politeaparty.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-25014479073081821302009-04-30T22:33:00.000-04:002009-04-30T22:33:00.000-04:00I'd actually guess that the notion dates to the id...I'd actually guess that the notion dates to the ideological division of the political class into "liberal" and "conservative" camps, and is based on the idea that both bodies of opinion are entitled to representation in all political debates. Since the 1960s the two parties themselves have grown more ideologically monolithic, but I don't think that's necessarily a Bipolarchy survival mechanism atSamuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-15405748861357337982009-04-30T12:41:00.000-04:002009-04-30T12:41:00.000-04:00That certainly seems to be the case to me. But it...That certainly seems to be the case to me. But it is disconcerting to see how many people confuse the party system with the separation of powers.d.erishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-81007277561293011602009-04-30T10:42:00.000-04:002009-04-30T10:42:00.000-04:00I have never, ever viewed the 2 party system as pa...I have never, ever viewed the 2 party system as part of the constitutional system of checks and balances. I believe that notion gained widepread traction during recent times of an evenly divided electorate and has been reinforced by the rhetoric of the two established parties in an effort to solidify their power.Michaelnoreply@blogger.com