balderdash to [email protected] • edit-22 years agoTwo Party System. Why.lemmy.zipimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1158
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minus-squareIHeartBadCodelinkfedilink9•2 years agoIf the duopoly of our government is enough to convince folks not to vote, they weren’t going to vote anyway and were just looking for a reason. I don’t disagree with OP, but at the same time, we’ve only got one tool to enact change. So let’s use that tool to get things like ranked voting. But you’re also right, plenty of folks out there telling folks to give up. All the more reason to not in my opinion.
minus-squareMaevelinkfedilink4•2 years agoThat’sa lie. I’ve voted every election since eligible age but fuck the two majors. I’m happy to write in, but I’m not keen on Cornell anymore either so I’m about to nope, unless someone better than the status quo comes along.
If the duopoly of our government is enough to convince folks not to vote, they weren’t going to vote anyway and were just looking for a reason.
I don’t disagree with OP, but at the same time, we’ve only got one tool to enact change. So let’s use that tool to get things like ranked voting.
But you’re also right, plenty of folks out there telling folks to give up. All the more reason to not in my opinion.
That’sa lie. I’ve voted every election since eligible age but fuck the two majors. I’m happy to write in, but I’m not keen on Cornell anymore either so I’m about to nope, unless someone better than the status quo comes along.