It must be an American thing. Political parties around the world are open to compromise. Look at Belgium, for example. Their entire political system is based on compromise.
I can also point to Canada. Just read some of the politcal discussions in the Canada forum or better yet, wait and see what happens with our current government. Yes there will be disagreements, but not in the "bug-eyed and irrational" way that this article describes.
I would suggest that in the world of binary politics that is the US, there is a lot more at stake. There is no alternative. It is one party or the other. Get yourselves some third or fourth parties and it might alieviate the stress in the system.
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