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[–] StThicket@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't vote in the primary, because I'm not American. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) yes, obviously. but the point stands: there wasn't just two candidates, and you don't know what you're talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand what you are trying to say. Ultimately, there are only two to vote for. Ideally, there should be more than two parties, and more than two candidates. That's how democracies work. What you have is a dysfunctional system that divides people in two groups, and there are no incentives to cooperate between parties. Proper voting is also suffering due to the two-party system. https://youtu.be/yhO6jfHPFQU In my country, the parties with the majority of votes and the ability to cooperate gets to form a government. We also try to make it easy to get people to vote, insted of your system of gerrymandering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) there are 6 parties, but only two of the six are large ones at the moment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes I know, but the voting system favours the two largest. Thats why they are large. Small parties have 0% chance og getting representatives into the houses, so they are basically irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) just as long as you know you're wrong. 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago Yes, it's important to defend the only thing you know, even how bad it might be. 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) yes, obviously. but the point stands: there wasn't just two candidates, and you don't know what you're talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand what you are trying to say. Ultimately, there are only two to vote for. Ideally, there should be more than two parties, and more than two candidates. That's how democracies work. What you have is a dysfunctional system that divides people in two groups, and there are no incentives to cooperate between parties. Proper voting is also suffering due to the two-party system. https://youtu.be/yhO6jfHPFQU In my country, the parties with the majority of votes and the ability to cooperate gets to form a government. We also try to make it easy to get people to vote, insted of your system of gerrymandering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) there are 6 parties, but only two of the six are large ones at the moment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes I know, but the voting system favours the two largest. Thats why they are large. Small parties have 0% chance og getting representatives into the houses, so they are basically irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) just as long as you know you're wrong. 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago Yes, it's important to defend the only thing you know, even how bad it might be. 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StThicket@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand what you are trying to say. Ultimately, there are only two to vote for. Ideally, there should be more than two parties, and more than two candidates. That's how democracies work. What you have is a dysfunctional system that divides people in two groups, and there are no incentives to cooperate between parties. Proper voting is also suffering due to the two-party system. https://youtu.be/yhO6jfHPFQU In my country, the parties with the majority of votes and the ability to cooperate gets to form a government. We also try to make it easy to get people to vote, insted of your system of gerrymandering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) there are 6 parties, but only two of the six are large ones at the moment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes I know, but the voting system favours the two largest. Thats why they are large. Small parties have 0% chance og getting representatives into the houses, so they are basically irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) just as long as you know you're wrong. 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago Yes, it's important to defend the only thing you know, even how bad it might be. 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) there are 6 parties, but only two of the six are large ones at the moment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes I know, but the voting system favours the two largest. Thats why they are large. Small parties have 0% chance og getting representatives into the houses, so they are basically irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) just as long as you know you're wrong. 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago Yes, it's important to defend the only thing you know, even how bad it might be. 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StThicket@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes I know, but the voting system favours the two largest. Thats why they are large. Small parties have 0% chance og getting representatives into the houses, so they are basically irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) just as long as you know you're wrong. 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago Yes, it's important to defend the only thing you know, even how bad it might be. 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) just as long as you know you're wrong. 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StThicket@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago Yes, it's important to defend the only thing you know, even how bad it might be. 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StThicket@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago Yes, it's important to defend the only thing you know, even how bad it might be. 😄 permalink fedilink source parent