Election 2016 and the irrelevance of American Politics

by Allan C. Brownfeld - May 19, 2015 - http://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/election-2016/election-2016-and-the-irrelevance-of-american-politics-41786/

Political discourse has dummied down to being little more than unfounded cliches about the other party.

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2015 – The emerging candidates for president in 2016 are already busy at work collecting money for their campaigns and staking out their positions on issues from gay marriage to government spending to whether or not, knowing what we know now, the Iraq war was a mistake.  Often they consult with their pollsters to determine which position would be more useful for victory in Iowa or South Carolina or New Hampshire, for this year’s position on issues may be different from  positions held in the past.  After all, times change.

Recently, this writer reread an article written in 1970 for the Yale Review entitled, “The  Irrelevance of American Politics.”  Sadly, the arguments I made at that time seem even more true today.
I wrote, for example:  “Over a period of time it has become increasingly evident that the two major political parties have become nothing more than vehicles for power. http://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/election-2016/election-2016-and-the-irrelevance-of-american-politics-41786/