• StThicket@reddthat.com
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    5 months ago

    It amazes me that one of the largest countries in the world, with the most diverse demographics, can only chose between two candidates. This is not democracy. It’s a shit show that has been going on for far too long.

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      5 months ago

      Just mention an alternative and you’ll will quickly understand why.

      The parties have done the most amazing job in pretending the world will end at every election if they are not chosen.

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        5 months ago

        Is that a 3rd option in a first past the post system?

        Hmmmm… what could be the issue there I wonder.

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            5 months ago

            There is absolutely an issue with first past the post voting systems. And frankly I think you know what the problems are.

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              5 months ago

              That people are so desperate to keep it in place.

              FTFP is never going go away if you keep voting for it lol.

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                    5 months ago

                    You’ve already got one response to this which is correct. I want to add to it to help explain how FPTP voting systems result in a 2 party system and simply voting for another party does not solve the issue.

                    But first you’re either aware of the problem and want to encourage people to vote third party while pretending not to know how the system works or you’re actually just ignorant to the issue.

                    I don’t normally like video links in discussions like this but this one is especially good and is only 6.5 mins.

                    https://youtu.be/s7tWHJfhiyo