Session 12 - Party Politics

The 'founding fathers' of the US constitution were against political parties because they believed such a division in the political arena would lead to a similar divide among the people and destroy the "underlying unity of society". This can be seen in recent times with the growing popularity of party politics. Nations are divided into leftists, rightists, those in between and those who don't fall in any of the 3 categories. Arguments between these groups (especially extremists), on the dinner table, in coffee shops and on discussion forums are commonplace. Hostility has led some to behave irrationally and it's not very unusual to see people publicly bashing each other on the internet or even on the street. With modernization, different groups are developing different interests and with that is increasing the number of political parties with which increases the divide in society; it's a vicious cycle. Yet, party politics has become an essential part of democratic governments. Representation of public views, needs and desires is thought to be substantially greater when a party with an ideology different from that of other parties' is elected based on the votes of the majority. Minorities usually have a very small representation, yet, in modern times this system is thought to be appropriate for every nation.  
As time passes, ideas change and many have been seen to change drastically in the past. Party politics might be regarded as essential to run what can be called a truly democratic system of governance today, however, with the various flaws it possesses, I believe this will change also and hopefully a better system would be adopted that would increase unity in the nation and perhaps, even the world.