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Except that without parties, its really hard to tell who stands for what. In the local elections where I live, there aren't parties. Voting requires researching
by winstonewert 3y ago
Except that without parties, its really hard to tell who stands for what. In the local elections where I live, there aren't parties. Voting requires researching each candidate carefully to determine what they stand for. Now, I'm nerdy enough to do that research. But the general population isn't.
- kneebonian 3y agoSo parties are good because they make it easy for people to vote without doing any work?
- winstonewert 3y agoYes. The same way that review sites are good because they help people buy products without doing work. Or Hacker News is good is because it finds news stories that interest us without us doing the work.