The Right or the Left?
A political debate rages for Christians every election year, in every country. Do I go to the right, the war hawks, or the left, the socialists/liberals?
The right offers positions of pro-life and anti-gay marriage. But… the left offers welfare for all, a key value Jesus had.
It seems pretty obvious to me. A moderate party that offered moral conservative values but liberal welfare would do quite well. Picture Obama with pro-life and anti-gay marriage views. But why may that be impossible?
Because too many people are biased either toward the Republicans or the Democrats. Even if they believe in all the Democratic values, some will vote Republican because it’s been in their families for generations. It’s odd, but… it’s the way voting works.
As well, there would be no room for parties to muscle in on because of that. Take the Libertarian Party. A little odd, but arguably the best alternative to the Democrats and Republicans except Ralph Nader. They receive half a percent of the vote at best. Help please!
This dream party will never materialize, unfortunately. Even though this party would get a huge voting block of Christians and others who believe in the same values, the Democrats and Republicans would smear it into oblivion.
