Equilibrium is not balance. Polarized political parties are not democratic.

Polarization can become equilibrium if and only if we master both opposite extremes and can "equilibrate them out", but, equilibrium is not balance.

Equilibrium at its extreme/absolute, to me, is a stable duality(or a stable multiplicity, depending on the focus of the conversation) of both an extreme/absolute and its nemesis, both at the same time, or alternating properly, which is closer to balance than chaos is, but which also is tensed, strained, constrained(and, in a way or two, oppressed) more than balance is. From a point of view of an individual within a society which is polarized, our individually-made social choices get very limited by this social/systemic polarization. And a lot of energy is wasted trying to oppose "the other side". And our individually-made social choices are forming the world of tomorrow.

Balance at its extreme/absolute, to me, is a stable individuality, with no need for any nemesis, because it is already balanced. Since there is no need for constant equilibrating forces, it is less limited in its options. And wastes no energy equilibrating itself through opposite actions. From a point of view of an individual within a society which is absolutely balanced, our individually-made social choices would be varied and wide, and we would have more energy to direct and use.

As a humanity, I believe that absolute balance, even if we, as a society, were capable of being absolutely balanced, if used on a constant basis is not the best idea, because it lacks movement and motivation/need for movement. Extremes bring the possibility of more capacity for movement, but going to extremes is dangerous if we dont have a balanced, solid ground to be linked to, and to come back to.

The way I see it, put simply, balance is the cure to both extremes on their own, and polarization. And, put in a deeper and more social/sociopolitical way, a balanced, permanent solid ground with access to a wide variety of temporary extremes is the cure to both diseases that are constant equilibrium and extreme/constant balance.

To my eyes, Democracy is much closer to balance than this economic/political division. A balance of power amongst all people, as possible. Maybe not 100% balanced. But much more than this polarized society. Power and wealth to the people, not just a few. To attain this, we must all, including princes and princesses, resist the idea of absolute individual freedom, which is anarchy, and ends up taking Democracy away from society, like anarchic corporations(behind their organized and socially conscious appearence) do. In a True Democracy, our freedoms stop where other people's freedoms begin. That's the only way to ensure that every person gets a fair share of wealth, and a fair share of costs.

The actual system of money takes power away from the masses, and creates a polarized society, in which there are some who have, and so, can do, and there are those who have not, and so, can not do. That's anti-democratic, to me. And thats an unbalanced polarization.

The actual political system is highly polarized, and/or equilibrated. But when's the last time we heard about either elections or actual political changes/directions that were motivated by balance, more than by equilibrium ? A party in search of equilibrium has a tendancy to act in a direction that is opposite of what they dont want, instead of acting towards balance. Which, in the long term, while alternating opposites, creates a massive waste of energy, used to counter what the opposite party did....

I think that chances are pretty high that this society, and this system or rules, laws, protocols, etc... that we are using to drive society are directing us in the direction of polarization. Which keeps us from being more balanced, which keeps us away from True Democracy. The almost exclusivity of the equilibrium between two polarized parties is anti-Democratic. Because Democracy is balance, and equilibrium is not balance.

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