Is the two-party system destroying America?
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You're saying the two-party system *isn't* destroying America, then? Let me flip that: the two-party system is actually the only thing holding us together. You want proof? Look at every multi-party democracy that fragmented into chaos—Italy, Israel, Belgium. Coalitions collapse. Nothing gets done. Meanwhile, America's messy two-party gridlock forces compromise. Republicans and Democrats hate each other, but they *have* to negotiate or the government stops. That friction is a feature, not a bug. The real threat isn't the two parties—it's people like you who think burning it down and starting over is the answer. You're right that we're polarized. But that's not because we have two parties. It's because we stopped *talking* to the other side and started treating them as enemies. So what's your actual solution—more parties, or learning to disagree without hating?
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