Strict Father Model

According to the author, the issue with U.S. politics is how it has been deconstructed from its original purpose. We have begun to treat political disagreements as war rather than facing the chance of commonsense compromise. Perhaps this extreme separation was caused by the definition of certain ideologies in addition to the use of the party system. “…deep philosophical differences aren’t new and that some of the most ideologically charged periods produced important policy advantages… (Article)” This makes sure to recognize that opinion sways between parties due to the direction in which a society is “ideologically charged”, at a given time. The author also makes sure to mention that even though the competitiveness that the party system was …show more content…
political system was at its core, politics. Absolutism was never supposed to be an aspect of politics, but that’s what it has progressed to on a larger scale. In the “Nation as a Family” model of political ideologies discussed in class three, it is shown that absolutism was a part of governance in the strict-father model; however, it’s important to make the distinction between politics and governance. Governance is the enactment of politics. Perhaps such strong competition was fostered through a natural drive for success, as explained in point three of the strict-father model, but with that being said I do agree with the authors point to the fluidity of major ideology over time. Now, it can be argued that absolutism on particular political issues may exist, but this point just reinforces the author 's overall explanation of how the party system has really caused the entire political problem. Parties have started to only represent their evermore detailed ideologies, making absolutism on a large scale quite the …show more content…
It’s hard to see how after arguing so hardly against the current state of politics how he’s still able to think that it is salvageable. It falls apart with his first point of CEO’s encouraging employees to speak out for democracy. No smart CEO is ever going to vote to their detriment or encourage others to. To accept this point you’d have to first think that our government still is a democracy. He further goes on about bipartisan council, but it’s all just smoke, mirrors, and unrealistic. The only thing that needs to be done to solve the problem is the elimination of the party system. Let’s stop labeling leaders with ideologies and start recognizing humanity again. Before we feel as though a leader represents us, let them represent themselves. With our most recent election I’ve had friends approached by republican voters who apologize for the election of Mr. Trump into office, sobbing. If that isn’t the clearest example a mental reinforcement of a partisan identity I don’t know what is; sounding like a die-hard fan, apologizing for the rough play of the home