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US Politics 14w
They have our country so propagandized that we refuse to even try to get a third party going. Stand up for something pussies
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US Politics 14w

justinian

 Unfortunately, “vote blue no matter who” is still the correct position. It sucks but… its still the correct position.
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Anonymous 14w

They’re literally mathematically designed to fail it’s hardly our fault.

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Anonymous 14w

If you split the vote we get at best another R and worst another Trump term. We cannot afford either of those. There’ll be time later for that shit but right now we cannot risk it. Otherwise there will be only one party.

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Anonymous 14w

it would require a mass grassroots effort that works without support from mass media or social media, it would be incredibly difficult

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Anonymous 14w

The failure of third party politics is inescapable in a winner-takes all presidential system. Whatever two parties are closest to each other will sabotage their own chances by splitting voters, allowing the more dissimilar party to win. Parliamentary systems allow for many parties to coexist long term. Presidential systems do not.

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Anonymous 14w

the electoral college exists and i seriously doubt that enough of them would vote third party for it to be feasable. get rid of the electoral college and third parties do stand a chance

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

It’s hardly our fault? Aren’t we bigger in numbers? Shit should’ve been handled decades ago

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14w

Hey, it’s difficult to get to the moon but we’ve been there.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

What the fuck do you mean bigger in numbers? Our voting system is designed to prevent third parties from succeeding.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

yeah, I’m not saying it’s impossible, but especially now that I doubt election infrastructure isn’t compromised, I think bypassing electoral politics altogether is a better option

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

no, not bigger in numbers at all

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

There’s more of us that aren’t apart of the elitist system

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

gotta convince some of us that that’s the case then get them all to vote for the same candidate l

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14w

We should’ve turned into a parliamentary long time ago

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

No there aren’t. The “elitist system”? That’s conveniently vague. Do you mean the two party system? Because if you do, you’re wrong.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14w

Yeah I think the election system is rigged into whoever they want to have as president it’s mad cooked already

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

Dude our country used to revolt over a slight tax. What happened to our balls? There IS more citizens than politicians and officials, sure they have their goons to do their dirty work but. They are their own people too, there literally is more of us average folk than there is politicians

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14w

Yeah. Who knows. Bring back a relevant populist party

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

Why aren’t you revolting then?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

This is just the “firebomb a Walmart” argument

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

I don’t understand why you’re trying to be so mean to me man. The answer is simple: the fed is too powerful. Hence why I said it should’ve been handled decades ago

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

I’m not being mean to you I’m just reacting to the things you’re saying. I don’t think it’s that the fed is too powerful so much as we all have far too much to lose.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

You’re being an asshole

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

Well my bad ig.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

Maybe it’s worth examining why you think I’m attacking you by asking you why you aren’t personally revolting? I know that’s dickish to say, but I think it’s genuinely worth considering and I’m truly not saying it to try and be cruel to you.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

That’s not why I think you’re being rude dude. Your whole demeanor with talking to me is just not nice to deal with

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

Well it’s worth saying the tone of your post isn’t exactly non-hostile.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14w

Okay dude

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

The current political system only serves elites, that’s like an objective fact

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