rothaine

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ok. Which is yours? What's your pitch?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Where along the DNC's journey to the right do you hop off? Is it never? When do you hop off the electoral trend and join the Revolutionary trend?

And what is this revolutionary trend doing? Is there a plan? Because "let's get Trump elected and hope for the best" really isn't a great pitch

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Can we convince them that billionaires are eating pets

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Lol you're the one not making any sense, but sure

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

FTPT is just another convenient fearmongering excuse.

No, it's reality.

I know very well how it works.

I don't think you do. Biden has nothing to do with it. Democrats have nothing to do with it. Go read up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ok, sure? But as long as we have FPTP, your choices are Democrat or Republican. Or bank on the Green Party winning the Powerball, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (29 children)

It's not a matter of politics. We could be voting on which salad dressing to use, and FPTP will always devolve into only two parties (Caesar and Italian, perhaps?). Go read those links I shared.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (31 children)

And without something like RCV, the greens can never win.

You're presenting a safe with the key locked inside.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (4 children)

What false premise?

The revolutionary isn't loyal to party, only principle

So the principle you are loyal to is...we get to be led by Democrats or Republicans, forever and forever?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (6 children)

No, you are flat out wrong. Read the links I shared. Statistically, it is nearly impossible for a third party to win under FPTP; you may as well buy lottery tickets. The most a third party can do is create a spoiler effect. This is regardless of being on the ballot or campaigning a lot.

The voting system must be changed. Neither the Democrats or the Republicans will advocate for this, however, since they both enjoy having roughly half the pie.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

There was a rumor to that effect, yes. But I think it was mostly a meme 😂

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (41 children)

largest obstacle maintaining duopoly

The duopoly is maintained by First Past the Post. If we want meaningful change, we must change the voting system.

https://ncase.me/ballot/ http://zesty.ca/voting/sim/ https://cdsmithus.medium.com/simulating-elections-with-spatial-voter-models-1ff50892390

 

GOAT=greatest of all time

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