Something that I realized about the fediverse is that you seem to be able to criticize the USA as a whole, but if you criticize the Democrats you get downvoted. Democrats suck they are not sacred cows : usa

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Because they worry (with good reason) that in a first past the post voting system, splitting the liberal votes from the left votes will mean that every single seat in the house and senate will go to the republicans. As shit as the democrats are, they aren't dyed in the wool fascists. The republicans do enough damage with a simple majority. With a two thirds majority they can start making changes to the constitution. And the very structure of the government.

[+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I think there are enough voters, but not with the current FPTP and electoral college system. In my native country people vote for their candidates in a first round, then the top two candidates (by popular vote) go into the second round and people vote again between those. That way people are not afraid to cast their vote to their actual first choice like in the US ("if I vote for this 3rd party, I'm just helping the party I don't like to beat the other party I don't like that much either but it's not as bad as the first one").

[–] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Because they are just a facade to make the DNC more friendly to the working class. It is all theatre for them

[–] Dimmer@leminal.space 5 points 3 months ago

I had the question 5 years ago, but watching it closely in last 5 years, I can see having a third party is very difficult, everything is against changing two party system, even Trump, as popular as he is, can do is only to taking over not start from scratch.

[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 months ago

The systemic hurdle is the western supremacy brain they all have

They don't break away because they have the same goal: upholding western hegemony

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Correct. It's about money

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