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Post by tumblr user "lizardsfromspace": "People still doing 'do you think voting can fix this' memes when the answer to the question 'when did voting last end an authoritarian regime' is 'two days ago'"
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[–] 6 points 1 week ago* (5 children)

It was more of a question about this recent election. Was it first-past-the-post? Because if it is and they don't fix that, they will be incorporated into a two-party system. Those don't emerge because anyone wanted one.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

    Well the great thing about winning with a party that actually wants to change the system (if they do) is that regardless of whether it was FPTP before, it doesn't have to be in the future.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    Yeeeah a lot of third parties don't seem aware that this is a thing to fix. Winning makes them even less likely to consider systemic change. It worked for them - what's the problem?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Well, if the reason it "worked for them" is because they had promised electoral reform, then they could easily lose their support by breaking that promise.

    In this specific situation, the coalition is very fragile without a clear ideological direction. It's very possible that it will break apart, and so it's in their interest to enact reforms that would allow smaller parties to hold influence.

    Do you have historical examples to support that claim, btw? You say "a lot of third parties" but which ones?

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