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Most political systems tend to converge into a two-party system. I think the internet has made people more vocal but access to opposing and nuanced viewpoints
by Ellipse0934 5y ago
Most political systems tend to converge into a two-party system.
I think the internet has made people more vocal but access to opposing and nuanced viewpoints has made a lot of people grey. I know that's the case for me, not sure if it encapsulates the majority.
- Koenvh 5y agoDo you have a source for that? Coming from a country where there are 16 different parties in parliament (the Netherlands), neighboured by two countries which each have at least five parties in parliament (Belgium and Germany), I find that statement difficult to believe.
- edgyquant 5y agoTo be fair the Netherlands is a unique republic dating back so far that even Louis XIV complained that any opinion held is represented in The Hague. https://www.jstor.org/stable/439669?seq=1 https://www.jstor.org/stable/439669?seq=1
- GekkePrutser 5y agoI think that's the whole point of democracy though. That our chosen representatives actually represent us. Rather than their corporate donors.
- Koenvh 5y agoDo you have a source for that? Most of Western Europe has more than two parties in parliament, thus I find that hard to believe.
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoYes this is more a "British Empire" thing. See Australia, Canada, India etc. They copied the English political system.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoYeah new Zealand dropped first past the post in the 70s and has a decidedly better political climate for it
- baby 5y agoRank choice voting would definitely change that
- armagon 5y agoWidely used voting systems converge on two parties. The worst offender is the first-past-the-post system. Instant-run-off voting is better, but still converges on two parties. Wish I had a good citation for you, but I do have an try-it-yourself guide on voting systems to link to: https://ncase.me/ballot/ https://ncase.me/ballot/
- valarauko 5y agoIndia has FPTP as well, where the tendency has usually been in the opposite direction - splitting parties.