Comments on: the party for no one? http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-party-for-no-one/ This is a place for members of Progressive Democrats of Hawai‘i to express their thoughts and exasperations about political happenings. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: frosty http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-party-for-no-one/#comment-608 frosty Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:56:44 +0000 http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-party-for-no-one/#comment-608 i do, in fact understand this and while 'big labor and social program $ recipients' (when you say labor, i think of unions) do have their problems, i think they are a far cry better than big business. big business has been working slowly over the years to erode these two groups. the middles in both parties have shrunk nearly out of existence, leaving only the evil extremes. though i rarely (if ever) agree with the republican platform and am only slightly more aligned with the dems, i do believe in a MULTI-party system. i think the lesson is that our simple two party system has failed miserably. we need more party diversity in politics (both locally and nationally). i do, in fact understand this and while ‘big labor and social program $ recipients’ (when you say labor, i think of unions) do have their problems, i think they are a far cry better than big business. big business has been working slowly over the years to erode these two groups.

the middles in both parties have shrunk nearly out of existence, leaving only the evil extremes. though i rarely (if ever) agree with the republican platform and am only slightly more aligned with the dems, i do believe in a MULTI-party system. i think the lesson is that our simple two party system has failed miserably. we need more party diversity in politics (both locally and nationally).

]]> By: Pohaku Kala http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-party-for-no-one/#comment-605 Pohaku Kala Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:17:02 +0000 http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-party-for-no-one/#comment-605 you are extremely sorely mistaken on who represents who. both parties rely on money, influence and power. R's use big business. D's use big labor and social program $ recipients. both parties evil at their extremes and civil at their centers. both have rich sponsors that believe in the cause. both get twisted agendas. now, if you want to take your comparison and bring it home, to Hawaii, there's no discussion here to be had. The D's have been in nearly absolute power since '59 and look what we have to show for it. the lesson? there should always be a two party system in place. any one party gets too powerful and the inevitable corruption follows. you are extremely sorely mistaken on who represents who. both parties rely on money, influence and power. R’s use big business. D’s use big labor and social program $ recipients. both parties evil at their extremes and civil at their centers. both have rich sponsors that believe in the cause. both get twisted agendas.

now, if you want to take your comparison and bring it home, to Hawaii, there’s no discussion here to be had. The D’s have been in nearly absolute power since ‘59 and look what we have to show for it.

the lesson? there should always be a two party system in place. any one party gets too powerful and the inevitable corruption follows.

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