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That would require a completely different political system. There have always been two mainstream parties, which in non-First Past the Post countries would be c
by danjac 6y ago
That would require a completely different political system. There have always been two mainstream parties, which in non-First Past the Post countries would be coalitions of smaller parties. These coalitions break up and shift alignments over time. This is why the Republican Party of today is not the Republican Party of 1959 or 1855, it's more like the Ship of Theseus that bears only the name of the original ship.
- andromeduck 6y agoI think moving to a 3-2-1 voting system instead of FPTP, IRV or Proportional would resolve most of the polarization issues in a few cycles. I think it's the easiest way to force deliberation and moderation at the single district/office level without conceding local representation or complexity for the voter. The key is not having a one dimensional optimal strategies or suboptimal equilibrium that result in plurality rule or tyranny of the majority. I'd modify it to allow a super yes/no with double the value per voter to force people to be a bit more selective. https://electowiki.org/wiki/3-2-1_voting https://electowiki.org/wiki/3-2-1_voting