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This is a question for Gulliver's Travels Part 1: A Voyage to Lilliput Could any part of Swift's text be applied to the two major political parties in this country? Explain.

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

A Voyage to Lilliput. Could any part of Swift's text be applied to the two major political parties in this country.

Yes, of course, it can be applied to the United States political parties.

On one hand, there is the Republican Party, whose members are conservative people who support nationalistic ideas, they are religious people with traditional approaches to family values, do not like the government to raise taxes to pay for social programs, and they support more investment in weapons and defense.

On the other hand, there is the Democratic Party. A more liberal party whose ideas tend to support the increase in taxes to create social programs to help the ones in need, they are more open to supporting minority groups, and liberal ideas about sexual orientation.

Both parties spend much of the time arguing, accusing each other, finger-pointing and insulting, instead of working together for the benefit of the country.

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