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What alternative to an electoral process do you have in mind? And please be specific so that I may understand. more than one major political party would be a g
by bdangubic 2y ago
What alternative to an electoral process do you have in mind? And please be specific so that I may understand.
more than one major political party would be a good start so that your “democracy” is more little more than “it is 2am at a bar and there are two of the ugliest people to ever roam the Earth but you are drunk and you are taking one of them home with ya…” :)
- AdieuToLogic 2y ago>> What alternative to an electoral process do you have in mind? And please be specific so that I may understand. > more than one major political party would be a good start so that your “democracy” is more little more than “it is 2am at a bar and there are two of the ugliest people to ever roam the Earth but you are drunk and you are taking one of them home with ya…” :) :-D That's a funny, and sadly appropriate, metaphor. Getting rid of "first past the post"[0] and the "Citizen United" SCOTUS decision[1] are key to achieve this IMHO. Both will be incredibly difficult to remediate as they combine to maximize the inertia of the status quo. 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC