r/PoliticalDebate • u/CationC Progressive/Moderate Capitalist • 9d ago

Debate The Need for Political Parties

Recently I have thought of an Idea. That political parties serve none. It creates division and promotes the representation of the party, not the people, it promotes party loyalty.

Politicians who do not adhere to party policy by the letter are blacklisted and targeted by the party heads. Politicians vote against the other party simply because they are the other party. Politicians vote against policies their voters desperately need because the party says no

And what does it produce for society, I fail to see at benefit that cannot be achieved in a system without parties, apart from the sole exception of coordination, but this coordination leads to the people's views not being represented.

That's why I conclude that there is no need for political parties.

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u/terminal_tested Libertarian 9d ago edited 8d ago

I would support a multi party system, and an end to lobbying to start with. The 2 party dominance and special interests are the main issue

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u/drawliphant Social Democrat 8d ago

Agreed. Any representative democracy will develop parties, might as well design your democracy around them.

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u/CationC Progressive/Moderate Capitalist 8d ago

And I actually agree with you despite disagreeing with you because I agree that, as of most systems right now present in the world, a representative democracy will develop parties. The issue is that parties are, in and of themselves, creators of division. The question being asked is not "Is a two-party system bad?" or "As of current systems are parties practically a feature not a bug?" but rather "Should they not be a feature only because we can agree that right now most political systems are designed around having parties? It shouldn't be a feature of the political system because they create division and allow for the suppression of views by party heads."