The two party system has worked for a long time here. More =/= better. Just look at Italy (or is it France?).

The reason things aren't working is because the ideology of each party is going further in the opposite direction, and at an incredibly fast rate. People like Jeb Bush aren't that bad at all. They'd love to compromise, they have their entire lives. But then you get people like Ted Cruz on one side, and Bernie on the other, and you just have two ideologies that are way too far in the opposite directions to really even so much as hear the other out.

You can really trace it back to the Tea Party movement of 2010, and now that Bernie has shifted the party even MORE left with the Democrats, you'll not see compromise on a lot of things. The only difference is the Democratic party is no in disarray and failing apart like their Republican counterparts.

Edit: When I mean falling apart, I mean the moderates of the Republicans are being kicked out and silenced. The ones who DO want to compromise. It's dwindling. Being called a "Rhino" is now an insult.

"Compromise" isn't an inherently good thing. We don't need compromise, we need more leftist ideals in the government.

In compromise, no one wins

But in a country as large as this, compromise must be a thing. Our government was founded on it, and while it didn't always provide the best ideas, we shouldn't be so quick to shut out other people simply because we don't agree with them.

Now don't get that confused with me saying we should listen to people like Cruz. I personally believe anyone too far left or right (more so right) is crazy. I support Burnie's message because he is bringing to light a lot of the issues with the US, and healthcare really is long overdue for universal healthcare.

It strikes me as odd the "free world" has worse human rights track records than almost all of modern Europe.

So eh, maybe you're right. I do think we might need more leftist ideas. It is long overdue. One the middle class effectively became a minority in this country, and we're classified as an Oligarchy, I do believe we need drastic change.