Third Party

 For many years I have already felt that the United States needs a third party. I have seen many channels on YouTube where viewers also proclaim that we need a third party.

I have also read posts where people say that we already have a third party. And I agree with them to an extent. Yes we do have a third party already. In fact we have many more than just three parties. We have the Peace and Freedom Party, the Libertarian Party (of which I was a card holding member at one time), we have the Green Party, etc. However these parties are nothing new and/or they have little much to offer.

When I say we need a third party I mean a party that represents the interests of the second largest ethnic group in the United States. That ethnic group is the group I'm a member of. The Latinx/Hispanics in the United States. Yes we're the second largest ethnic group in the United States, second to Whites. Blacks are third. Yet only two parties run the country. The Republicans and the Democrats.

The Republicans are mostly a White's party. The Democrats are mostly a Black's party. Yes I said that right. The Democrats are mostly a Black's party. Yes I know you will find many Whites and Latinx in the Democratic party. But when you dig deep into the core philosophy of the Democratic party you find that they cater mostly to the Black community. Oh yes they do! Sure you will find Whites and Latinx who may share some beliefs as Blacks and therefore vote Democrat but anyone who knows the Latinx community well enough will tell you that they are more conservative than liberal.

So, Why do so many Latinx vote Democrat and not Republican? It's because the Republican party has generally held positions that are against the poorer communities. And these poorer communities is where you find large numbers of Blacks, Hispanics, and even Whites. The majority of Latinx who vote Democrat vote as such not because their ideologies are more aligned with Democrats, but because the Republican party has historically thrown them under the bus. In many cases under the same bus as the Blacks. Even to the point where they consider Latinx to be Black, when in reality Latinx are more White than Black. It's for this reason that Latinx cannot call the Republican party their party. It's not our party, it's the Whites' party.

Now, getting to the Democrats. Yes many Latinx vote Democrat. But as I have already written they do so because the Republican party is antagonistic to us. So we have to side with a party that is not against us. It's not always in our favor but it's the lesser evil of the two.

The Democrat party has been much more friendlier to us than the Republican party, and that's why we vote Democrat. But I, and I'm sure I'm safe in saying that us Latinx, am more conservative. We're conservative in many ways. In marriage, in religion, in work ethics, etc. We hold many ideologies that are more in line with Republicans. And if it weren't for the Republicans' antagonism toward us we would mostly vote Republican (conservative).

Yes I said it right. We're mostly conservative. We have good work ethics. Anyone who knows us well will tell you that. We prefer to work than to rely on social welfare. We're conservative in marriage. Most Latinx are not in favor of same-sex marriage, they just tolerate it as an unwanted evil. When we vote Democrat we do so because the Republicans antagonize us, not because we condone same-sex marriage. When we vote Democrat we do so because the Republicans antagonize us, not because we want social welfare programs.

Indeed we need a third party. A party that represents the values of Latinx in the United States.