In the United States it’s a commonly held belief that we have two major political parties. I would argue that we have a one-party system. You hear this notion of a two-party system repeated in the political zeitgeist ad nauseam in a less than subtle attempt to further alienate and divide the American people. Yet no matter who is ultimately in power, Democrat or Republican, we rarely see fundamental change. Because at the end of the day, despite any minute differences they may have, both parties are at their core pro big business and pro big military. Regardless of who is in charge the wealth gap remains astronomical and those with power retain it. Noam Chomsky refers to Democrats and Republicans as merely two factions of the same Business Party and I believe that’s as accurate of a description as you’re going to get. Yet the partisanship continues to pit Americans against one another, keeping them at each other’s throats, divided, instead of uniting together for a common purpose and to address real issues in this country. I believe the notion of a two-party system is a falsehood and if we want to have an actual democracy this needs to be addressed. The American middle class, regardless of party affiliation, has much more in common with each other than they do with billionaires and corporate elite, who the government has a symbiotic relationship with. This common purpose and common struggle should be embraced for the sake of positive and genuine change, rather than needless vitriol that only ultimately serves the interests of those in power. Because a unified American populace would present a crisis of democracy where collective organization could invoke fundamental change and in order to avoid that, we need to be sold this illusion of a two-party system.