Why 3rd Parties Do Not Exist
Jonathan Safran Foer once quoted “I see myself as someone who makes things. Definitions have never done anything but constrain”. This quote carries weight among not only among communities but also the younger generations as new definitions are constantly being changed. As a definition changes, it can open new doors for interpretations as well as close doors for creation among a generation that thrives to make a change. One particular example of this is the word libertarian, a word that may need calling upon to change its definition from the one it was given over fifty years ago. The time has come to exchange the definition of libertarian from an anarchist who believes in selfish activities to a person who cares about the fundamental protection of each individual god given right. In order to understand why the common definition today should
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The modern political field is largely dominated by a two-party system of democrats and republicans who have representatives of their party in nearly every form of public office. This is the symbol for the libertarian’s misconception to the public that they because they don’t have large seats in public office it in return means they don’t have a solid argument. This however, is not the case when looking at the size of Democrats and Republicans simply because they have much greater attention from the press to speak policy and ideas, whereas the libertarian party lacks media attention to gain the traction that it potentially has. This lack of representation from the media has led to the suppression of the libertarian party, leaving the publics definition of them to be a simple third party. The libertarian party however offers much more than stealing votes in presidential elections, it offers a solution to the great moral crisis happening in America
The modern political field is largely dominated by a two-party system of democrats and republicans who have representatives of their party in nearly every form of public office. This is the symbol for the libertarian’s misconception to the public that they because they don’t have large seats in public office it in return means they don’t have a solid argument. This however, is not the case when looking at the size of Democrats and Republicans simply because they have much greater attention from the press to speak policy and ideas, whereas the libertarian party lacks media attention to gain the traction that it potentially has. This lack of representation from the media has led to the suppression of the libertarian party, leaving the publics definition of them to be a simple third party. The libertarian party however offers much more than stealing votes in presidential elections, it offers a solution to the great moral crisis happening in America