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The democrats deserve a fair share of the blame for that just for their having created and maintained the two-party duopoly along with the Republicans. At the
by snickerbockers 6mo ago
The democrats deserve a fair share of the blame for that just for their having created and maintained the two-party duopoly along with the Republicans. At the very least its not the voters fault if the only viable alternative to the Republicans is constantly rigging (or in this case straight-up bypassing) their own primaries to put corrupt party insiders at the forefront.
- saulpw 6mo agoSure, everyone deserves some share of the blame, but it's like 10% for the Ds and 90% Rs. We can't keep talking like it's 50/50, that's how people become completely disenchanted with politics and don't even bother to vote.
- wongarsu 6mo agoThe root cause is the first-past-the-post voting system that ensures a two-party system. But for the party with the most responsibility for blowing it all up I'd like to nominate Rupert Murdoch. Most visibly with Fox News, but really his entire media empire
- euroderf 6mo ago> The root cause is the first-past-the-post voting system that ensures a two-party system. Hear, hear. I'm rooting for the fast uptake of STV across the US.
- amavect 6mo agoYet another reminder that we need approval voting, or even STAR voting, for single-winner elections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhO6jfHPFQU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhO6jfHPFQU https://www.equal.vote/approval https://www.equal.vote/approval https://www.equal.vote/beyond_rcv_zine https://www.equal.vote/beyond_rcv_zine