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Originally Posted by f3lix
Why are parties a good thing? It clumps wide-ranging thoughts into one title. A moderate running as a Republican gets 45% of the vote, but when he switches to Democrat, the other 45% vote for him automatically based on the label next to his name. This is just flat out stupid.
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They first and foremost provide a coherent opposition to whoever is in charge, they provide a mechanism to get people elected, and they simply allow for coherent platforms to exist.
It's not necessarily that they are great, it is that they are inevitable, and an exercise of first amendment rights.