Let's Not Forget You Don't Have Be a Republican or a Democrat

Antiwar.com and The American Conservative are 2 online political publications. The 2 site content consists of both "left" and "right". Both sites describe themselves as liberal, hoping to combat the idea of having to be purely one way or the other. Which in today's political landscape is rare. Even on the news and media, it seems that you have to be either democratic or republican. The media make it feel as if there aren't other political parties yet there actually quite a few that never seem to get such a spotlight. Admittedly the Republican and Democratic parties are the largest parties at the moment. Since the number of the parties is so much smaller their parties can't make as much of an impact.  It's not surprising as it's easier to define the world as black and white than acknowledge the shade of grey. However, if the media didi could help a lot of people who aren't fully satisfied with either of the major parties. 

The 3 next biggest political parties are The Libertarian Party, The Green Party, and The Constitutional Party. Listed below are the core beliefs and principals of each party. Maybe one of the parties aligns closest to your beliefs.

The Libertarian Party https://www.lp.org/about/
The Party of Principle”,

• We seek to substantially reduce the size and intrusiveness of government and cut and eliminate taxes at every opportunity.
• We believe that peaceful, honest people should be able to offer their goods and services to willing consumers without inappropriate interference from the government.
• We believe that peaceful, honest people should decide for themselves how to live their lives, without fear of criminal or civil penalties.
• We believe that the government’s only responsibility, if any, should be protecting people from force and fraud.

The Green Party https://www.gp.org/ten_key_values_2016

• Peace
• Our country's long wars and worldwide military presence are immoral and unsustainable. Our military budget must be cut dramatically.
• Ecology
• The human cost of climate change is too high. We need to get off fossil fuels and on to renewable energy.
• Social Justice
• Falling wages and rising bills are hitting most of us, and the most vulnerable are hit the hardest. We demand a living wage and a real safety net.
• Democracy
• We demand public financing of elections, open debates, and more representative voting systems.

The Constitutional Party https://www.constitutionparty.com/principles/three-pillars/
The Party of "Integrity, Liberty, & Prosperity!"

Pillar One – INTEGRITY

• We are committed to restoring honesty, integrity, and accountability to government.

Pillar Two – LIBERTY

• We feel that: “Government is the most ineffective, inefficient, and most expensive way to get anything done.” As such, we are offering innovative and effective non-government solutions to the country’s social spending issues.

Pillar Three – PROSPERITY

• We want to create the greatest economy for the U.S. that the world has ever seen. We will do so by restoring True Capitalist (vice Crony Capitalist) principles to our economic policies.

Edited 3/8/2020