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[-] sinceasdf@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

How is she a spoiler? She's the only major leftist candidate, who is she pulling from?

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 2 weeks ago

In America you either one of the 2 main or a spoiler. Y'all really need ranked voting.

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago

Alternative voting systems haven't proven to be even the slightest obstacle to capitalist rule. Japan and Australia have alternative voting systems, and they're still on the same far right path, still evict indigenous peoples, and still act as US military bases.

[-] celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's not supposed to counter capitalism or any one political ideology. It's supposed to create more proportional representation. If everyone in a city is a conservative, then ranked voting will still skew conservative.

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago

Its impossible to have a government that represents the people, if capital stands above the political system.

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[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

In Poland we currently have 17 political parties and 42 independents on 460 seats in sejm. Yes, that's potentially 59 different political stances... but every single one is still neoliberal.

[-] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Supposed to but doesn't really. I'm Australian and our governments at both state and federal levels have been slowly eroding the ability for smaller parties and independents to even join the race by restricting funding and labelling it a win for electoral fairness.

The voting system doesn't matter when fascists get control, they won't let it go not matter what.

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