• TehWorld@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I was a proud third party voter for a long time but changed my mind after watching CGPGrey’s video about first past the post. It’s not really ABOUT trying to change minds but FPTP voting rules really do mean that a two party system is bound to very basic human psychology.

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      2 months ago

      If you watched that video you probably realized we are using the worst possible voting system and are actively advocating for reforming the American voting process?

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        2 months ago

        Yet we still always have the Liberals or the Conservatives in power… the power always ends up consolidated anyway, at least here in Canada.

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          Don’t think of it as politics, think of it as a regime. They control the political process and switch spots based on public sentiment.

          The political process is a charade as long as people keep voting in polarized way. The propaganda is there to keep us polarized. Most Anglo sphere appears to be infected at this point.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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          That makes sense logically. At the end of the day people lead toward groups with shared views. A lot of the issue tend to be yes/no like answers which creates two parties