What is Politics?

In this blog, politics is the major topic that I have been writing about since I started it. But the real question is, what is politics? Yeah, it is the government and the people that run it but how does it affect our everyday lives? It is how people view different issues of a nation and how those issues are resolved. This post will tell you how this all leads into a normal person’s lives and what the term “politics” actually means.

 

            The proper definition of the word politics is, “the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.” This is a fairly good definition but what does this all mean to you? I think the main line in this definition is the part where it says that certain people or parties hope and look for power and how those people or parties have issues or conflicts with each other. This is very evident today. You have the Democrats and Republicans, who are always fighting for the upper hand in Congress. They do this because whichever party has the most representatives in Congress, the more power or control they have. And with more power and control, each party can do what they want and what they think is best for the nation.

           

            Politics is one of those things that will always lead to conflict. Everybody is going to have their own opinion about some things and when two people have different ideas on a subject it will always lead to conflict. That’s how it is today and it will always be like this until there is no more government. This is happening right now in Washington D.C over the budget and debt ceiling. Both the Republicans and Democrats have two different plans for the United States to go and they always clash. This is what makes politics and democracy so interesting. Yes, we vote these Congressmen and women in for the better of the people, or so we think, and it always leads to conflict, no matter what the situation may be. It would be so much better if there were no political parties that existed. It would stop some conflict and make the Congressmen and women go in favor of something they would like themselves and not just favor it because the entire party approved it. Here’s an example, let’s say that there is going to be a vote for the national budget plan today. If there were no parties it would make the people think for themselves instead of just going with what others are doing and saying.

 

            Politics affects everyday life for most people, not just here in the United States, but around the world. Government officials are always trying to persuade people to come their side and join them and they always try to convince you why their ideas and actions are better than the others. Just watch television before a big election, all of the commercials will be about, who is better for the job in the Senate or why these people shouldn’t be elected for the Presidency. It’s a huge rollercoaster that never ends and it always leads to conflicts one way or another no matter what happens