The harmful effect of Party ideologies.

The most harmful effect of so-called 'Party Ideology' is their 'rigidity'. Its already harmful that a Party is based and formed on a division of the Peoples. The People divide-up according to differing 'opinions', or, differences in political ideology. This 'move' causes divisiveness on the basic, underlying, 'condition of togetherness' that characterizes a democracy. The essence of democracy is at the Bottom of the structure of Democracy, viz. where all the People are situated in the structure. One can have differences of opinion and still have a 'democratic Bottom'; one that is not 'fractured' by opposing Parties or, one that does not damage the 'condition of togetherness'. The strength of a Democracy is in the 'real' relation between the Top and the Bottom of government; not between the Left and the Right of the Bottom. The Bottom should never be divided. Nevertheless, people will differ, and unfortunately, form into opposing Parties. But, Parties in a democracy should not be un-democratic. And furthermore, under no circumstances must a Party 'weaken' the integrity of the Bottom. The Bottom must hold together into a Nation that functions as a democratic political entity with a government, "of People", "by People", and "for People". This is where so-called Party devotion and Party affiliation can be dangerous. If the 'devotion' or 'affiliation' to a Party is mandatory or 'compelling' to being a Party member, and hence 'compels' the 'vote' along Party lines, then, Party affiliation is too rigid. The fight within a Democracy is not between 'Left' ideology and 'Right' ideology, its between a government at the Top and the Freedom and Equality of the people at the Bottom. The Freedom and Equality of every individual at the Bottom must be respected and protected by government. The 1% cannot govern in this manner; nor can 'money'; nor can the 'economy'; only a real democratic government can govern in this manner.