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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by balderdash9@lemmy.zip to c/memes@lemmy.world
 

EDIT: To the people downvoting this post because democrats > republicans: you’re missing the point.

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[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 13 points 8 months ago (29 children)

I've voted democrat for every election I can remember. And while I like to see my "team" win as much as the next guy, at some point you realize that other countries have better electoral systems in place.

Meanwhile, we've all acquiesced to this 2-party winner takes all bullshit.

[–] RichCaffeineFlavor@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (6 children)

What country would you point to as a good example?

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Sweden, Germany, Colombia, Australia, etc. Ranked/Alternative/Proportional voting. We should have multiple choices without fear of voting for less popular options being useless. With our current system we basically can't vote for third parties.

[–] RichCaffeineFlavor@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm skeptical of ranked choice voting being a panacea after watching Eric Adams get elected in New York

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

Wtf NYC, electing a cop to be mayor ? Surely there were better options.

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