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As someone living in a multi-party system, I'd say the difference is probably negligible. Having several smaller parties usually means the forming of two politi
by arexxbifs 7y ago
As someone living in a multi-party system, I'd say the difference is probably negligible. Having several smaller parties usually means the forming of two political blocs, within which the different parties must get along reasonably well while still trying to keep their constituents, which usually leads to compromises nobody is really fond of.
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago"Compromises nobody is really fond of" is normally functioning politics. What we have now is trench warfare. Normally functioning politics would be a large improvement.
- arexxbifs 7y agoI was trying to avoid hyperbole. Trench warfare is certainly applicable to the situation here as well. We might be lagging behind the US, but polarization is steadily increasing. Nobody seems willing to address the real issues at hand. Instead people are arguing semantics and calling each other nazis, and it's getting increasingly hard to gather a majority for passing a budget, not to mention actually forming a government. I honestly don't think a handful more political parties will do that much of a difference to combat the current zeitgeist.