What Makes a Democrat or Republican?
Independents. What makes for a Democrat or Republican? Why do people choose certain political parties? The obvious reason is that we agree or disagree with their political platforms and ideas, but I believe that the reasons go beyond the evident. I believe that authoritative pressure, situational pressure, and group pressure all combine to persuade people to join a particular political party. Authoritative pressure is an uncontrollable factor that has a large affect on people’s lives and the decisions they make. Throughout their lives, people are taught to listen and be obedient to parents, bosses, elders, and other people of authority. Erich Fromm, one of the twentieth century’s distinguished writers and thinkers, confirms that, “For centuries kings, priests, feudal lords, industrial bosses, and parents have insisted that obedience is a virtue and disobedience is a vice”(212). During adolescence, obedience is essential for parents to teach their children, and as they grow older that o
