"Both parties are the same!" - eviltoast
  • rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Unfortunately so long as 30-40% of your country seems to actively want either the collapse of the government or a religious theocracy, you gotta vote for the lesser evil. Once fascism is no longer a threat then you guys can worry about spinning up new parties.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Once fascism is no longer a threat then you guys can worry about spinning up new parties.

      And fascism will never be less of a threat, because the Democrats we’re stuck with keep trying to appease fascists instead of treating them like the threat they are.

    • DarthBueller@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Seriously we need ranked choice voting not just people voting for third parties. Third parties lead to Orange Hitler when first-past-the-post voting system makes 3d parties into non-viable election spoilers.

      • TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Ranked choice in federal elections is **never going to happen ** . The duopoly/(money) will never allow a threat to their power. It can be done at local and state. But, you’ll have to organize a viable 3rd party for federal, which has been damn near impossible without money. Which the 2 parties control.