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Originally posted by RACooper
I'm not trying to bash the US by saying there is a perception of fanatical partisanship evident in the run-up to elections. I'm just trying to understand why is seems that there is such a strong identification with one party or another.
For example look on this board, where people so strigently identify with what political party they support... or how posters seem to go out of their way to confront or insult posters that support the other party.
Look I'm coming from a perspective that your political choices are as private as your religious choices... it is extemely rare for someone to indentify themselves as supporters of a political party. I'm just trying to understand impitus behind this aspect of American politics, and to a lesser extent culture.
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What are you talking about? People vote for who represents them. Going further, they want someone in power that represents them. Right before an election people will be more vocal and hope that the candidate they want wins. We pick a candidate and party that holds most of our views and try and influence the candidate/party to adopt the rest of our views.
I've been to many countries and there has been quite a large amount of people who identify with a party or candidate - often to the point of violence. I am happy that in my country we have the freedom to choose a party and candidate and not have one forced on us.
-Rudey