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Originally Posted by gdiddy27
I'd argue that the main political parties represent the popular opinion. So if there's a groundswell of opinion that cats are better than dogs, then we'll see the main parties saying, ''Ive always preferred cats, the other guy probably likes dogs''.
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I think the it's more the other way around. The main political parties represent their own opinions, and the opinions of the corporations that control them, and they use their power to sway popular thought in their favour. Any agreement between the two is usually either orchestrated by the powers that be, or forced onto them because they know when it's best to flee a sinking ship. Political parties around the world slowly coming around to the idea of gay marriage is a recent example.