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It seems that the key lesson is that to minimize the horrible nature of human politics: have less government and more poles of power within it. This is the des
by marcoperaza 10y ago
It seems that the key lesson is that to minimize the horrible nature of human politics: have less government and more poles of power within it.
This is the design goal of the US Constitution, from the federal nature of the system to the gridlock-by-design of the central government.
- kilotaras 10y ago> more poles of power Yet two-party system is opposite of that.
- marcoperaza 10y agoI meant between the actual institutions of government, but you raise a good point. I think that proportional representation is worse. Let's say you have the following election split: 45% Conservative, 45% Socialist, 10% Green. In such a scenario, the Green Party becomes king-maker and wields enormous power nearly equal to whoever it chooses as coalition partner and highly disproportionate to its tiny share of the vote.