• crusa187@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    We’re gonna keep seeing it until we dismantle the “2 party” system which thrives on culture war nonsense, while serving the interests of the billionaires and not the working class.

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      And, to be clear, we achieve that by changing local election laws to use some form of Rank Choice instead of First Past The Post.

      The two party system is an organic result of FPTP voting. If we change to Rank Choice, the two party system will crumble.

    • notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip
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      Exactly this. Our ‘representatives’ are anything but and the dissonance we feel when learning about new and existing legislation proves who they are actually representing. Again, it’s not the majority they pretend to represent, just those willing to spend.