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I think it has to do with gangs and and high rate of drug addiction in this area. I live in the Pacific NW where heroin/meth is running rampant and homelessness
by felistoria 5y ago
I think it has to do with gangs and and high rate of drug addiction in this area. I live in the Pacific NW where heroin/meth is running rampant and homelessness is everywhere. The city just looks trashed now.
- codehawke 5y agoHaving one party in control of most major cities, where most crime is, for 50+ years now is working wonders.
- inglor_cz 5y agoOne thing that puzzles me a bit about the U.S. is nonexistence of viable local parties. Something similar to the Scottish National Party in the UK or Freie Wähler in Bavaria. How come that the entire political scene on all levels collapses into just two poles, with the predictable result that many places are de facto one party places? Why doesn't America have local Ross Perots in various corners of the country, starting their own political parties specific for one place only?
- ferdowsi 5y agoWe do. The Socialist Alternative are a viable party in places like Seattle, local politicians often run as independents aligned with organizations like DSA, etc.
- c0nducktr 5y agoAnd yet that party is still preferable to the alternative, according to the voters. Funny how that goes.
- inglor_cz 5y agoOne of the really bad things about two party systems is that people start to consider their voting record a part of their personal identity. That leads to massive ossification of voting patterns in individuals. In a multiparty system, it is much more normal to be a swing voter.