I thought we were going to talk about 3rd parties once it’s not critical to democracy.
When are we going to wise up and realize that people who vacillate between “I won’t vote for genocide” and “why won’t the Democrats save us!?” are a fucking opp designed to kneecap the left?
There are steps that need to be taken to get third parties.
First and foremost is the adoption of a voting system that can not only support third parties, but help them grow.
TLDR; Fight for Approval if you just want third parties to exist and occasionally win, Fight for STAR if you want third parties to grow and become powerful.
Now for the long part, talking about the problems with first past the post voting, and how that shapes the political discourse. Or you can watch this video.
I thought we were going to talk about 3rd parties once it’s not critical to democracy.
When are we going to wise up and realize that people who vacillate between “I won’t vote for genocide” and “why won’t the Democrats save us!?” are a fucking opp designed to kneecap the left?
Exactly. Division got us here. Only unity will get us out.
There are steps that need to be taken to get third parties.
First and foremost is the adoption of a voting system that can not only support third parties, but help them grow.
TLDR; Fight for Approval if you just want third parties to exist and occasionally win, Fight for STAR if you want third parties to grow and become powerful.
Now for the long part, talking about the problems with first past the post voting, and how that shapes the political discourse. Or you can watch this video.
Also, before anyone breaks in with Ranked Choice or IRV as it’s called, you might want to read up on the flaws section here.
And I’d write more, but the dog wants a walk, and that’s more important right now.
I think “we” realized it from day 1.
And, yet, here we are.