An example of dialectic thinking in politics is how two major political parties change through their interaction. If we look at two superficially very different parties as part of a total political process, it can be seen that shape and influence each other very deeply. Party A, for example, might make a policy that is strongly criticized by party B. Many people might believe the criticism of party B, so party A changes its policy to make it more acceptable to the different opinions of many people. In this way, party B has influence party A. But party B might then make its own policy based on the changed policy of party A, which changes the party and the way it works. As a total system, we can see that in fact democratic processes are often designed to be like this because it can maximize the popularity and acceptability of processes, such as policy, election and collective decision-making.