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[-] TehWorld@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was a proud third party voter for a long time but changed my mind after watching CGPGrey’s video about first past the post. It’s not really ABOUT trying to change minds but FPTP voting rules really do mean that a two party system is bound to very basic human psychology.

[-] MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.network 13 points 2 months ago

It's not even psychology, it's just the optimal strategy.

[-] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago

Game theory, which is just maths, matters more than psychology, even

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Many countries with FPTP have multi-party systems, including Canada and the UK.

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago

Yet we still always have the Liberals or the Conservatives in power... the power always ends up consolidated anyway, at least here in Canada.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

That makes sense logically. At the end of the day people lead toward groups with shared views. A lot of the issue tend to be yes/no like answers which creates two parties

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 2 months ago

Don't think of it as politics, think of it as a regime. They control the political process and switch spots based on public sentiment.

The political process is a charade as long as people keep voting in polarized way. The propaganda is there to keep us polarized. Most Anglo sphere appears to be infected at this point.

[-] MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 months ago

Individual constituencies are still two party, it's just not necessarily always the same two.

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