The Democratic and Republican parties are really just one, two headed beast. They both work to grow government, trample on civil and human rights, and otherwise take the US and the entire world in the wrong direction. So, walking away from one of them and into the other is of no use. On the other hand, if one leaves the Dems (or the Repubs) and joins the Green Party or Libertarian Party they may be actually doing something to bring about positive change (in a very tiny way).
The American political system is terrible. Single-member districts with plurality voting lead to two dominant parties, and two dominant parties always results in two groups that exist simply to not be the other group. It really is a joke. Electoral reform is needed. However, I have little faith that electoral reform will do much in the current culture. American culture has us look to government for way too much. The USA started with the belief that government was a necessary evil. Now, 240 years later, we worship "the troops", aspire to get a job as a government leech, and otherwise lionize the state. That shit has to change before the US can really get back on the right track. Unfortunately, I see zero evidence that this change is coming anytime soon.
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