silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoHow the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemalawapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down12
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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoUnless I run for office, I’ll never see a politician who agrees with me 100% of the time. This isn’t something you can fix with a different system.
minus-squarereagansrottencorpse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoHaving more than two parties have any actual shot would be a start.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoIt could improve things, but making that work means changing how elections are run; first past the post makes it well-neigh impossible to create a viable 3rd party.
minus-squareMario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoThat’s a regressive opinion you’ve got there. I bet people said that about monarchy as well. In fact, I’m pretty sure the Loyalists were still saying that in 1776.
Unless I run for office, I’ll never see a politician who agrees with me 100% of the time.
This isn’t something you can fix with a different system.
Having more than two parties have any actual shot would be a start.
It could improve things, but making that work means changing how elections are run; first past the post makes it well-neigh impossible to create a viable 3rd party.
That’s a regressive opinion you’ve got there.
I bet people said that about monarchy as well. In fact, I’m pretty sure the Loyalists were still saying that in 1776.