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  • Of course they're appealing—they're scared and desperate to keep people from having any choices beyond the duopoly they cling to so tightly.

    • Hi! I feel like we just talked about this - there are quite a lot of Democrats who are actually currently pushing, with some level of success, for reforming the voting system away from the duopoly-favoring FPTP system.

      It doesn’t make a lot of sense either for you or for some Democrat to support introducing 3rd parties in a big way into the existing FPTP system, splitting the vote and leading to a Republican win. It makes perfect sense to support reforming the system so that 3rd parties can gain traction without being spoiler candidates.

      I wonder why you are fighting for that first thing and not that second thing. Seems like fighting for that second thing would make more sense, yes? Definitely more sense than somehow criticizing the Democrats for not wanting the first thing.

      Since your goal is obviously good leftwards progress and victory for left wing causes, and all

      • Yes. They've got a lot of passion and energy. But very little understanding.

      • Splitting implies that we would ever vote for your candidate. We're not Democrats, we don't vote for Democrats.

    • Not at all. You'd have to be well detached from reality to think that. Our first past the post voting system ensures there will always be two major parties. Whatever the parties are.

      What Republicans understand. Is that it's easier to win. By taking advantage of the ignorance and hyper radicalization of 3rd parties. They can pull at the disparate groups that vote for their opponent. Basically neutralizing them. Making it much more likely for Republicans to win.

      Until we switch from first past the post, 3rd parties will continue to be irrelevant.

      • The irony here is that the very system you’re defending is the one that keeps real change from ever happening. Clinging to first-past-the-post and dismissing third parties only strengthens the stranglehold of the status quo. If the system is so inevitable, why fear those who dare to challenge it?

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