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The Law of the Excluded Middle: Why merging left and right wings won't workBY: Guest User | Category: Politics | Submitted: 2010-02-26 10:53:15
Compromise. This term is touted throughout our lives as the key to resolving any conflict, to making progress toward your goals, and to getting along with people. Compromise is the concept of putting aside our primary goals or desires in order to meet someone else half way. The problem with compromise is that if you are meeting someone half way, neither party achieves their goals. Instead, what you are left with is a half-assed, hodge-podge mediocre result that nobody is happy with. Consider this analogy. A husband and wife are planning their long-awaited vacation. She wants to go to Cancun, he wants to go Alaska. The two locations are hard to mix: one has sun and sandy beaches, the other has icebergs and snow. After a few long discussions (maybe arguments?) about it, the couple decides that they will compromise. Instead of going to either of the places they wanted to, they end up in Oregon. It sounds okay at first, but each person spends their entire vacation wishing that they were somewhere else. Aristotle described the law of the excluded middle in his book "On Interpretation" as meaning that of two contradictory propositions (i.e. where one proposition is the negation of the other) one must be true, and the other false. In the case above, the law of the excluded middle can be loosely applied: (1) The woman wants to go to the beach, (2) The snow is the opposite of the beach, Therefore, (3) The woman does not want to go to the snow. When you assess the potential compromise of Salem, Oregon, you can substitute "Salem, Oregon" for "snow" and have the same result: : (1) The woman wants to go to the beach, (2) Salem, Oregon is the opposite of the beach, Therefore, (3) The woman does not want to go to Salem, Oregon. This law applies equally as well to politics and the two-party system. In a two party system, the parties are defined by their principles and beliefs in contrast to the principles and beliefs of the other party. Republicans believe in small government, Democrats want big government. Republicans believe in personal responsibility, Democrats see government as a way to meet the needs of the people. Debate and disagreement are by-and-large good things. They help stimulate conversation, discourse, and ensure that people have good reasons for what they think, say and do. Instead of imagining what the world could be like if there were more bipartisanship, let's look at one example of what the world would be like if bipartisanship ruled: If the north and the south came to a bipartisan compromise regarding slavery, the south would still have slavery, or at least slaves would have nine-to-five working hours. Ultimately, the only thing that will cause our nation to strengthen our beliefs, values, and people will be a resurgence of partisan politics. Only by discussion and disagreeing about what the next steps for our nations should be will we allow the best solutions to come to the surface. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org/ About Author / Additional Info: By Jen, http://www.jenhurst.wordpress.com Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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