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0 pointsSemaphor3y ago0 comments

Been preaching that for years, but I can certainly see where "it doesn’t matter anyway" comes from.

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but it doesn't matter. all parties pander to a majority to get votes. minority interests are ignored everywhere, and consequently none of the available parties have any redeeming qualities that make them a better choice than the others.

the whole system is broken. the parties waste most of their energy to fight each other instead of cooperating to actually solve problems. i want to throw out the whole lot and replace it with a system that is actually representative of the communities. is there any party anywhere that can achieve that?

earth-adventure3y ago

At this point in time, on this planet - not as far as I know. It's against human nature. It's why I love Star Trek TNG, as cheeky as it can be at times, it's always reasoning about human behavior and defining its shortcomings. And trying to overcome those.

Maybe the Swiss with their voting on all issues system, are a step in the right direction.

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em-bee3y ago

earth-adventure3y ago

Maybe the Swiss with their voting on all issues system, are a step in the right direction.

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