| Indulge me for a moment while I veer off into the | | | | sides". One blue, one red. One represented by |
| world of fantasy for a moment. The world of make | | | | donkeys, the other, elephants. |
| believe, our crazy political world from a | | | | Two sides. . . how can so many people be divided |
| Martianâs perspective. | | | | into just two groups of thought? They can't. There |
| In this fantasy, we're a group of explorers from | | | | are many philosophies, but only the most powerful |
| Mars, in human form, who have landed in | | | | are given voice. |
| Washington, D.C. to understand the political system | | | | The people are given two options because three or |
| of this continent. | | | | four options would confuse them. The fringe |
| As explorers, or anthropologists, what would be our | | | | candidates/parties aren't allowed to compete with |
| conclusions about the American political system? | | | | various reasons given why they should not be |
| We would immediately be caught up in the "two | | | | allowed. |