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[–] admin@lemmy.today [S] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If people can come together on this, it could be the moment the USA tears down the entire establishment and probably gets rid of the two-party system.

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[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

lol

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[–] Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Sadly, that won't happen if both D's and R's have people or large financial supporters on the list. Best case I can imagine is that those top people end up in jail which shakes up both parties. The 2 party system is a result of our voting system (winner takes all for most positions), so it's bad to have a 3rd party similar to your own (which gets your own voters potentially siphoned off), or have be a 3rd party similar to another party (which means you're weakening the party closest to your own, and helping the party most different from yours). regardless of whether it affects the 2 party system, getting that list published is important for justice.

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[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It's likely heavily reinforced by your voting system but 2 party systems aren't unique to that system, even in theoretically better voting systems you frequently end up with very similar results. Australia as a case in point. That said if current electoral trends continue we could be seeing the end of that here and at least our system theoretically allows that to happen.

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[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe it's accurate more than you think

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[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is also the same thing that makes them vastly different.

We call for the heads of the corrupt on our side instead of worship them.

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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ive heard that many Republicans are pissed at Trump and Co about the lack of progress here since child trafficking was a big part of the QAnon bullshit. On the left, many people were willing to forgive genocide to get a paltry win at the ballot box so I can't say either side really has the high ground.