I think you can do away with all these stemwijzers, and vote analyzers (like stemwijzer.nl). They try to help you make up your mind which party to vote for, but in the end it doesn't matter: no matter which party you vote for, there's no single party that can fully bring to bear their entire party program (when they finally get to rule). There's simply too much to choose from and eventually no single party can get the majority. Eventually the government will consist of a combination of different parties, and all party programmes will be watered down significantly.
On the other hand the two-party system as active in the US is not good either, since the Republicans and the Democrats keep each other in a deadlock. Or they have to trade one activity for another, and so governing becomes not much more than playground economics. You remember that? trading one big marble for several smaller marbles? That big one shiny sticker for the other one that you don't already have?
Next week in Holland by all means vote with your gut. Don't listen to party rhetoric. Don't follow the advice of the stemwijzers. Think about who do you want to place in power, who do you trust enough to represent you? You don't always get what you want (I sure didn't the last few years), and contrary to what Mick Jagger says, you don't sometimes get what you need. But you're making a statement.
Discuss.
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