tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post3344465751609049576..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: Bipolarchy Logic: The 'Perils of One-Party Control'Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-6113421474509383942009-12-01T12:35:14.246-05:002009-12-01T12:35:14.246-05:00"This is arguably how a Bipolarchy works in a..."This is arguably how a Bipolarchy works in a period of national decline . . . each takes blame for failures that are national rather than partisan."<br /><br />I think here you've touched upon one of the psychological supports for the reigning bipolar political order. It allows the electorate to avoid taking responsibility for the failure of government. It may be the case that people do not want to admit that liberalism and conservatism have "failed enough already" because they do not want to admit any kind of failure whatsoever, and hence continue to blame such failures on each duopoly party after the other.d.erishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-14064719106795390782009-11-30T13:18:23.774-05:002009-11-30T13:18:23.774-05:00Well, short-term memory problems aside, if things ...Well, short-term memory problems aside, if things remain bad or get worse, perhaps the route to take is to remind people that, although the Democrats may bear responsibility for not fixing the problems, the Republicans are to blame for the problems in the first place. And keep hammering it home until it sinks in that both <i>parties</i> are to blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com