What The Martians Must Think

Indulge me for a moment while I veer off into thesides". One blue, one red. One represented by
world of fantasy for a moment. The world of makedonkeys, the other, elephants.
believe, our crazy political world from aTwo sides. . . how can so many people be divided
Martian’s perspective.into just two groups of thought? They can't. There
In this fantasy, we're a group of explorers fromare many philosophies, but only the most powerful
Mars, in human form, who have landed inare given voice.
Washington, D.C. to understand the political systemThe 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 ourcandidates/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 "twoallowed.