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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Any healthy democracy has more than two candidates to choose from on a ballot.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A healthy democracy doesn’t have an electoral college and subsequent unrepresentative (and consequently dictatorial) Supreme Court.

[–] Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Just to add, a healthy democracy has a first and second round where the second round has only 2 candidates.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

nothing better than the "unfair dems" to spoil a coalition. well, universe we already know they suck (just currently sucking less), so ya got something fresh?

we all need to focus on changing a system that, at its core, ensures a two party system with nearly zero public impact on how america flexes international power - exactly as the monied wish it. I just happen to have an issue with solving the problem by burning the fucking house down with us in it.

[–] jhymesba@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, this is exactly what I say to all these 'Imma vote Third Party because Genocide ~~Joe~~Kamala is evil' people. I have no problem with fixing the system so that it doesn't mean we have to pick the lesser of two evils. But 'burning the house down with us in it' is exactly what Third Parties will accomplish in the current system, with the current voters. Donald Trump/Project 2025 must not win. Period.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Are there really that many left?

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

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[–] CthuluVoIP@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

The Democrats, a broken clock like most political parties, happen to be landing on one of their twice daily “right” slots?

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

Republicans? Capitulate and order everyone to be happy that you "compromised.”

Third parties? Fuck. Ing. WAR!!!