• FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The US also has more than 3 parties, but the current system guarantees that only two can get enough votes. The entire electoral system is built to perpetuate this, including the media ecosystem. So sadly, it’s not as simple as just “have a third party.”

    Personally, I think socialist revolution is the only thing that can bring positive change in this country, largely because it doesn’t try to change things within the system, it seeks to dismantle the system entirely.

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      3 days ago

      The US also has more than 3 parties, but the current system guarantees that only two can get enough votes.

      ‘strongly favors’ yes, but not ‘guaranteed’.
      It all comes down to the voters and the self fulfilling prophecy of not voting 3rd party because nobody does.

      And yes, socialist revolution is the far better option but then we’re back to my first comments.
      You certainly can’t expect that from people who can’t even manage the voting 3rd party part.
      They have zero class consciousness and perpetually voting against their own interests.