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[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Until we can get rid of fptp there isn't much hope

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago

Actually, there kind of isn't? They lost their party status in the last election because Liberals don't understand how strategic voting works, and the NDP lost too many seats to Conservatives in the process.

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[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

If the threat of losing the election was to the Liberals then yes. But until we ditch fptp we're stuck with a two party system pretending to be a multi-party system.

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[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Yep, and normally I'd say you gotta just be the change and vote for a losing party to build support.

But with what's happening in the abyss that is the States right now, taking a step backward in order to move forward feels much more dangerous than ever before.

We need electoral reform, but asking for it, and being promised it, sure hasn't been working.

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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Except the previous two elections had the NDP holding the balance of power?

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Right??

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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 0 points 11 months ago*

Not to mention that by the numbers we are still in that position. It's just the Liberals chose a party leader who appears to have a specific hostility towards the NDP and would rather court the CPC for votes.