Why Trump Should Not Compromise With Democrats

In recent years, Americans have become more divided as a people. Many people say America has not been as divided since the Civil War as we are now. America is not supposed to be divided, but lately, it has been. Overall, Americans have been divided as a whole, and some of the main reasons are because of politics, wealth, and race.

It does not hurt to reflect upon history and to determine what should and should not be implemented as to correct our previous faults and thus not repeat them in borderline insane process. Furthermore, this presidential election has shaken both political parties as both of them are scrambling for party unity instead of creating other beliefs which resulted in a gathered hate against both political candidates. I proudly state that I have reconsidered my political preference during this election as I am sure others did too. Unfortunately, I firmly believe that political parties are the only way to inspire and gather people with similar beliefs and aspirations as it is the only way we know how to approach politics. The systematic organization of the political process and parties is held to a fault based upon prejudices and predisposed historical follies, from there causes the intolerance of ideology. As what Alexander Hamilton said “If men were angels, government would cease to exist” which poses a paradoxical situation of flawed mankind redirecting other faulted humans as there is bound to lapse of judgement between the ideal representation of government versus vice. There is definitely no easy way as to fix this problem as we are too in depth in it, however the idea

The United States Congress is often described with two words: unproductive and unpopular. As Congress’s approval ratings continue to plummet it has become evident that gridlock plays a major role in voter’s feelings towards congressional productivity. Many voters are beginning to worry that Congress is more broken than ever due to the fact that it seems as if it is no longer able to make even the smallest bipartisan decisions (Binder, 2013). Congress is appearing to seem dysfunctional to the public eye in regard to Congressional responses to many issues including health care and immigration (Todd et al., 2013). Growing partisanship and inability to compromise is seemingly the cause of the ineffectiveness of Congress. Liberals and Conservatives

Most people would say that the United States is not a divided but as for me I would say that thee United States has been divided since slavery.In 1619 slavery started in the United States. Slavery is not all about how the “white man” went to Africa and took the black people. No! The “white man” went to Africa and traded good with the African for slaves.which means the Africans sold their own people for the American goods. In 1865 the 13th amendment was made which stated slavery is abolished in the United States. Which means everyone is equal in the eye of the law but in reality they are not equal. There were white water fountains and colored water fountains.But the white water fountains was better as

Republicans and Democrats have clearly divided themselves among the issues of; political beliefs, religion, race. This in turn creates 2 separate teams that constantly battle each other to advance their cause at the expense of the other. And due to the constant battles we see today, it has created a political environment filled with hostility and one way thinking. (Alan I. Abramowitz and Stephen Webster, 2016) state in their article “The rise of negative partisanship and the nationalization of U.S. elections in the 21st century””supporters of each party have come to perceive supporters of the opposing party as very different from themselves in terms of their social characteristics, political beliefs and values and to view opposing partisans with growing suspicion and hostility. (Mason, 2015)” As an illustration this statement is backed up by one of the questions that was asked during the interviews that I conducted. The question read “would you consider listening to someone from the opposing camp try to persuade you to vote for their candidate?” Nine out of ten gave me a variation of how they would not listen to the other side's point of view on their candidate. One memorable quote from an interview read this “Hell no! Any democrat should be ashamed of themselves for voting for a criminal like Hillary Clinton. And because of her Democrats in my opinion have lost all

One of the strategies that Dickinson suggest in order to combat the partisan divide is for the President to focus on bipartisan issues to unite both of the political parties. While this sounds effective in theory the evidence from Obama’s Presidency shows that this is not an effective method to legislate. The important issues that Obama wanted to address during his administration was the economy, balancing the budget and healthcare. Economic related issues like these is what divides the two parties the most. President Obama can try to focus on issues with less of a partisan

I think that it is agreed by all parties, that our current system of organizing ideas and policies is flawed, in that it brings about division and strife amongst the nations people of America. In this present deplorable state of government, it is expected that the average American shall default to either the Democratic or the Republican side of the political spectrum, essentially eliminating all other parties from viability. Should this be changed, we could unite as one nation, just as the four-fathers intended.

To begin,Trevor Noah's article is suggesting two main reasons that are causing this division in our country. First, politics and politicians usually make people think of themselves as two parties ( Democrats vs Republican) rather than making them come together to build a better country. By doing that, most politicians feel of themselves safer and more powerful. For example, Noah states that "... like Mr. Trump want: Divided people are easier to rule" (2). Second, social media is playing a significant role in making Americas division go viral. Its main goal is to make the little things big, thus get people angry at each other and sow discord among them. It is all because different people have different ideas, beliefs, and views. He also talks

In America today, many citizens of the United States are divided when it comes to their

Rather than working toward a better nation through healthy debate, we simply split ourselves apart as Republicans or Democrats, Traditionalists and Progressives, Liberals and Conservatives, no matter what name the warring sides takes on it is one of the worst proponents of poor communication. Those who are stuck in their traditional ways, in this case Republicans, are generally on the losing side. The others, who have more progressive views, in today’s landscape the Democrats, are generally winning, even if it takes more time. However, both parties are stuck because they are not communicating effectively and politely. The Republicans, who act as the listeners in this case, are uncompromising in their ways and refuse to listen to others. Their bitterness only causes a halt in the flow of government, stagnating the process by which or nation gets things done. The other party, the Democrats are no less to blame, for in each victory or triumph they only stand to gloat over it. Rubbing it in does nothing for them but inflate their egos and make the bittersweet arguments of politics all the more bitter. The bitterness bites at the Republican politicians, and they bite back. Eventually it is a war, waged across radio waves, plastered on television screens and paraded around the District of

Ideological polarization has become a serious problem. There are much fewer liberal republicans and conservative democrats in Congress. Clear evidence of this polarization was the rise of the Tea Party during President Obama’s first term. In 2010, the midterm elections saw dozens of Tea Party candidates win seats. Their anti-Obama and anti-establishment platform appealed to Republicans who, fearing more inaction, worried that the party leadership wouldn’t push their agenda strongly enough with a Democratic White House. Instead of achieving passable legislation, the Tea Party achieved a government shutdown and a weaker, divided GOP. A Republican controlled House was barely able to pass any meaningful legislation because of this division. While party ideology is being forced away from the center, the American public hasn’t experienced any considerate ideological shifts recently. The only dramatic shift in ideology has been an overall increase in social liberalism since 1950. (Gallup) Moderate voters have just begun opting for more extreme candidates in the hope of producing some kind of policy outcome. People are becoming so desperate for any kind of change in whichever ideological direction they believe is right, that they are willing to go to new extremes on election day. The two party system can’t function if each party is ripping themselves apart from within while simultaneously sprinting towards their respective ends of the political spectrum. Party infighting caused by ideological polarization is counterproductive. Political parties that can’t even agree on a realistic platform do not inspire confidence among an already cynical

America has become a divided country. Ever since the 2016 election, America wasn’t really the “United” States. Debates over the Health Care Bill, the Trump presidency, DACA, and more have deeply divided our country, and while Trump claims that he is going to unite the Democrats and Republicans, a vast majority, 66 percent, of Americans blame Trump for sharpening the divide, including 27 percent of Republicans and 91 percent of Democrats.

I found an interesting article from just prior to the election on MSNBC that gave scenarios which so many Americans believed possible about the future of leadership in both parties. Had the Republicans lost their strong hold that they now possess the leadership of the Republican Party would have acknowledge that they played a key part in losing the election and the house, “he (Trump) would expect party officials and GOP leaders to pay the price for his failure”. The lack of unity and the failure of the Republican leadership during the campaign showed how torn they are as a party with the current political situation. We as citizens have much more impact on our local government than on the national politics of our country. If we want to create

Our country is at a pivotal point in its history. This past election has shown how truly divided our country has come. George Washington, who warned against political parties, would be rolling over in his grave. Democrats are more liberal and Republicans are more conservative than both either party has been in the past. The upper class is getting richer, the lower class getting poorer, and the middle class virtually disapearing. These divisions have led to hate and disdain for the other, despite shared interests in education and the economy. Despite the shared interest in economic equity, we will never achieve this goal when divided socially. The American dream cannot exist under the conditions of exclusion, bigotry, and resentment. However,

As a young American, and a very critical one at that, I believe that America is on a path to chaos. There may have been or may be a chance at some point in America’s long timeline where unity through diversity could be achieved in reality- that’s the principal this county was founded on after all- but the minds and hearts of the American people have never really been open to the idea. There is so much hatred and fear for people of other cultures in America that I honestly do not believe that America as a nation can ever become truly socially unified. Our citizens and government like to claim that we are a country where people of all kinds and cultures can come and be prosperous; live as they please, do as they please, be who they please, but from what I have seen in my short 19 years as an American I do not believe that to be entirely true.