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I’m convinced that the modern role of US political parties is to simply keep the masses squabbling. I wish we could get rid of gerrymandering and the two party
by sul_tasto 5y ago
I’m convinced that the modern role of US political parties is to simply keep the masses squabbling. I wish we could get rid of gerrymandering and the two party dominance.
- wslack 5y agoUnfortunately, the Supreme Court decided 5-4 that the courts should have no power here, so its up to state legislatures. (https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/731847977/supreme-court-rules-partisan-gerrymandering-is-beyond-the-reach-of-federal-court https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/731847977/supreme-court-rules...)
- Revercomb 5y agoTotally agree here. It has to be intentional at this point.
- smolder 5y agoYes. Hyperpartisanship is the way to maintain minority control of an ostensibly majority-controlled system. Both parties feign gridlock over popular policy but cooperate on what their owners want. Populist support for policies doesn't matter when people are kept divided along party lines. "Radical" nonconformists who aim to do what voters want can always be defeated from within their party if not by the other side.