Is there a difference between Parties?

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Whether in the USA, Canada, Britain etc. there is little or no difference between parties in the long run. Maybe I take politics to serious ... I would not sit down and watch a game with Steven Harper or any of his other lackeys. It makes my stomach turn being in the same room with the conservative MP of my riding. Told them to get off my property last election or I would remove them...they move rather fast when given the option.


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I have a question for numberz-What's, "the conservative MP of my riding." Is that a typo I've underlined and if not what does it mean?

As to your query, the answer is , yes. If there weren't philosophical differences, why would anyone bother to become a member of one over the other? Public policy in parliamentary democracies are entirely party driven. You should not infer from the inevitable despotism of governments that all parties are the same. Those of you who live in parliamentary systems, and I think Numbers and Sempai are included, should be more aware of that than those of us who live in representative republics.

The chummy public relationships between Presidents is not surprising in the least. It's an extremely small fraternity of men, who until recently, rarely publically criticized a fellow member. While they may have fierce political differences, they have experiences shared by only 44 human beings on the entire planet. Of those 44, there has been at most 6 members of that club who could actually sit down at the same table and talk about the good ol'e days of being President. Kind of cool, I think.
 
USS Wyoming said:
I have a question for numberz-What's, "the conservative MP of my riding." Is that a typo I've underlined and if not what does it mean?
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This is the Conservative member of Parliament that is the riding's elected member from my area of Ontario.

As to your query, the answer is , yes. If there weren't philosophical differences, why would anyone bother to become a member of one over the other? Public policy in parliamentary democracies are entirely party driven. You should not infer from the inevitable despotism of governments that all parties are the same. Those of you who live in parliamentary systems, and I think Numbers and Sempai are included, should be more aware of that than those of us who live in representative republics.
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That is interesting I know originally it was a republic but it more and more looks like a dictatorship.

The chummy public relationships between Presidents is not surprising in the least. It's an extremely small fraternity of men, who until recently, rarely publically criticized a fellow member. While they may have fierce political differences, they have experiences shared by only 44 human beings on the entire planet. Of those 44, there has been at most 6 members of that club who could actually sit down at the same table and talk about the good ol'e days of being President. Kind of cool, I think.
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You have a point about the differences and it would be great if they all worked for the common good of the people...but?
 
I'm curious about the origination of the word "riding" as your using it. It doesn't describe a geographical political area? Is "riding's" slang for a political party or phrase?

The ruination of the US political system is entirely of the voters own making. Every threat to the longevity of this republic was examined and debated thoroughly before the U.S. Constitution was adopted. With the benefit of hindsight, you can see where the original Federalist and Anti-federalist got things wrong or got things right. Each generation demonstrates that the Anti-federalists had the foresight to envision the republic many generations into the future. Sadly, each subsequent generation has grown increasingly ignorant of those original arguments.

"What is the common good?" Every despot in the history of the world probably asked that question to himself and answered it as sincerely as he could before applying it to his citizens.
 
Definition: In Canada, a riding is a place or geographical area that is represented in the House of Commons by a member of parliament, or in provincial and territory elections an area represented by a member of the provincial or territory legislative assembly.

http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/elections/g/riding.htm

There are 308 ridings for federal elections in Canada.
 
Looks like their are more nations than I thought separated by a common language...
 
Politician = Liar
Political Activist = Liar
Elected Official = Corrupt
Appointed Official = More Corrupt

Average Person = Enraged

Whats a person to do.... Government is corrupt and doesn't work... but that I cant control.... toooooooo many mindless people enjoy the drama and the bull...dinky

So I just move on...
 
Thanks numberz and I got a chuckle out of the other two posts.
 
Political party dogma always gravitates towards each party's stance and usually ends up in the middle....of a mess....
 
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