Here is where I would usually post videos on the flaws of First-past-the-post voting alongside videos going over alternative voting systems with no spoiler effect.
Those days have passed us by. Good luck everyone.
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If voting didn't matter they wouldnt be working so hard to rat fuck the elections.
They are trying more to meddle in other countries elections than their own.
Not really true. Since voting in a capitalist dictatorship makes people have faith in their current system, threatening (and trying) to take it away lets people retreat to a position that capitalists also ultimately approve of and control. Its similar to candidate stacking: if both choices are pro-capitalist, then its strategically beneficial.
Would they rather eliminate voting entirely? Not really, because voting as a rigged game has proven its usefulness historically by giving people the illusion of choice, being a useful spectacle / popularity contest, and building faith in the system. Its really useful in preventing the alternative: which is worker's taking power, and its why all working class states aim to overthrow bourgeios democracy.
Bourgeois democracy is a completely rigged game, and has proven the safest and most reliable shell for capitalist rule, regardless of voting methods or form, whether its in the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Australia, etc.
One other thing I wanted to add: Bourgeios democracy / parliamentarism as a form of government is historically far more brutal than even fascist regimes. The UK and US genocided entire continents and killed millions of people under this form of "democracy".
The empire of the rising sun, the nazis, and Italian fascists only tried and failed to do what the UK and US had already acheived, under a far more stable form of government for capitalist-imperialism.
Giving a toddler a couple approved choices works better than dictating everything. It’s a shame the same technique works so well with a good portion of the adult population.
Because the only thing both Democrats and Republicans care about is the color of the trolley.
Hey remember when Trump broke up that rail strike? Hey remember when Trump was claiming he was doing everything he could to stop Israel from committing a genocide, but then it was leaked he wasn't doing anything? Hey remember when Trump sicced the police on student protesters? Remember in 2020 when Trump had the federal police disappear people in black vans? Hey remember when Trump promised to pay out covid relief and then he didnt pay out the amount hed promised? Remember when he declared covid was over, despite the fact it was (and is) still infecting 1000's? Remember he promised to cure cancer? Remember how Trump lied about not having cancer? Remember how Trump lied about his mental state? Remember when Trumps son was embroiled in a massive corruption scandal in Ukraine?Hey remember when Trump campaigned on harm reduction and then he increased the police budget drastically? Hey remember when he bragged he was tougher on immigration than his first term?
Anyway remember voting is super important, its your democratic duty and the best tool we have for changing the system, which is why its completely idiotic to vote for any third party, its a complete waste of a vote that does nothing, your vote is worthless and meaningless so you have to vote for the democrats you have to vote for the democrats you have to vote for the democrats its the only way we can change things by continuing to vote for democrats you must continue to vote for democrats this strategy will surely work this time its the most important election of our lifetime and this is pragmatic
The blue and red conservative voting strategy centers around fear. Given enough time people will have nothing to lose, and have nothing to fear losing.
The spell will then break.
Elections were meant to be bloodless revolutions.
Oh, Lemmy’s like this, too, I guess. That’s a shame.
silly goose liberal, lemmy is for communists 😘
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