frazw@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoReaching across the aislelemmy.worldimagemessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1707arrow-down136file-text
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minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·1 day agoOk and how come a new party wasn’t created then? Sounds to me like the left is pretty comfy with the status quo!
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoFirst past the post makes us have to play by its rules. If it ever goes, new parties will pop.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoWe have first past the post in Canada and five parties that get people elected.
minus-squareoctopus_ink@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·18 hours agoWell, since our two countries are identical in every way it only makes sense that we could snap our fingers and do the same here.
Ok and how come a new party wasn’t created then? Sounds to me like the left is pretty comfy with the status quo!
“A vote for a third party is a vote for Trump.” etc.
First past the post makes us have to play by its rules. If it ever goes, new parties will pop.
We have first past the post in Canada and five parties that get people elected.
Well, since our two countries are identical in every way it only makes sense that we could snap our fingers and do the same here.