Parties in liberal democracies are private, ie, separate from the state. When the Democratic party rigged the 2016 primary they openly admitted to it and argued it was their right as a private party. The US government is supposed to follow certain ethical rules and have a certain openness, but the two parties which control the government aren’t bound by those rules.
I wouldn’t say the government is subordinate to the party or vice versa. The government is nothing but a tool and a weapon in the hands of those who wield it. It isn’t capable of subordinating any more than a shovel is, though those who are employed by either might think differently. The difference is that in a socialist state the communist party is integrated into the government. There are no backroom conspiracies dedicated to subverting the law. It’s not a two-faced mafia sort of political system with a public and private position.
Parties in liberal democracies are private, ie, separate from the state. When the Democratic party rigged the 2016 primary they openly admitted to it and argued it was their right as a private party. The US government is supposed to follow certain ethical rules and have a certain openness, but the two parties which control the government aren’t bound by those rules.
I wouldn’t say the government is subordinate to the party or vice versa. The government is nothing but a tool and a weapon in the hands of those who wield it. It isn’t capable of subordinating any more than a shovel is, though those who are employed by either might think differently. The difference is that in a socialist state the communist party is integrated into the government. There are no backroom conspiracies dedicated to subverting the law. It’s not a two-faced mafia sort of political system with a public and private position.