Any other people feel like they're not being represented in politics?

[Deleted]

Is anyone else feeling like there's no party that suits your views in politics? I think it's kind of sad that if you have opinions that none of the big parties have, your chance of influencing society is almost zero.

[Housebroken]

I mean, that's what happens in a two party system. It doesn't help that each party cares more about winning than actually getting things done.

[Fencers]

Yes and no. The American political system currently is, terrible. It is less progressive, fluid and responsive to social and national issues than I would like, of course.

Though I am an active part of my local community and we still have a surprising degree over our neighborhoods and cities than many Americans might believe. In that view, I do feel my politics matter locally.

Nationally, things are a bit slower. But even having enough social change at a township/city level eventually reflects in the American federal government.

[Zoaric]

Of course. I'm not an insanely wealthy corporation.

[Spraxle]

Not in the slightest. Local politicians just follow the national mandate and the national mandate from on high is to suck up to the big businesses. It's corrupt from the top to the bottom and you can see it locally and nationally. I mean heck where I live you could only get Comcast for the past 30 years or so. Because all of our city officials got big pay days to push through ordinances keeping the ban on other services out. It's slowly changing with Google Fiber, but they were only let in since it was 'just internet' or some such.

[Mellomania]

Not really, always feel like it's choose the one you dislike the least. Instead of the one you fit the best. >_>

So the choice is now bad or worse pretty much, instead of good or better.

[Kjanaprik]

It's kinda the opposite here, There are about 15(?) parties here so some of them share similar or same views(winds up in coalition government anyways), therefore you kinda just vote for whoever you know most people in.

[May90]

I haven't seen a single politician anywhere in the world that would have political views similar to mine. And I doubt I ever will, since, well, the system I dream of has no politicians as such.

[Sharein]

We're living in a post democracy, so..

[GennGreymane]

I dont feel represented at all.

[araine]

no, nothing but right wing morons elected everywhere, But if i was a billionaire or a millionaire i would feel like i had like 99% of congress on my side.

[Zandalarian Paladin]

Is anyone else feeling like there's no party that suits your views in politics? I think it's kind of sad that if you have opinions that none of the big parties have, your chance of influencing society is almost zero.

You'll never be represented with the current schematic.

As some have stated, the two-party mean that you only have two options. It's not really "free will to choose" and is, honestly, not very democratic. Not only that, but the fact that votes work by regions instead of pure percentage also mean you're getting screwed from both sides.

A LOT of less-known party would get people elected if votes could occur outside of the region system. This would not only mean that the government would have to deal with a wider variety of people, this would also mean that since none would (probably) get over 50% of votes, they'd have to work toward compromises.

[Mirishka]

I personally couldn't care less about whether or not I was represented in politics. At the end of the day, politics = a bunch of people who spend exponentially more time arguing and contradicting each other, than actually solving anything.

[Devonitar]

Surprisingly, there's very few people in politics that don't give a crap about politics.

[Deletedaccount1]

This is why in America we vote for individuals who hold similar beliefs to us and not the parties themselves.

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In Japanese politics, there is no reason to vote because the LDP win every time and the DPJ are fascists anyway. Sort of why I identify more as a U.S. citizen than a Japanese one.

[gabrieloceano]

Is anyone else feeling like there's no party that suits your views in politics? I think it's kind of sad that if you have opinions that none of the big parties have, your chance of influencing society is almost zero.

Thats whats like living on Brazil nowadays =(
And it feels awful =(

[Independent voter]

I feel represented. The local level, city, county governments are what's important. The city fixes potholes, builds parks and libraries, etc. The fed doesn't do much for individual citizens, about the only time you notice the fed is during a military draft.

Local politics is much more easily influenced, you can talk to the city council directly at their monthly meeting, complain about the police or whatever. You can't do that to the fed.

I have had my federal congressman help me out a time or two, mostly when I was in the military.

[Dsonsion]

Yes. In Colombia the political debate is so off from what I feel is really important, I've given up on politics in this country.

[uxzuigal]

Considering that my political view is: No bullshit. Yes, I feel that I am not represented in politics.

[Jonnusthegreat]

I'm just waiting for automation to usher in the revolution to destroy capitalism.