• Skeezix@lemmy.worldOP
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    One might argue that a two-party system (with the electoral college the way it is) is not a democracy

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      the system devised by wealthy landowners to keep power out of the hands of common people isn’t actually a democracy? I’m shocked. Shocked, I say!

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      I would argue that. FPTP, you either vote tactically or the vote doesn’t count towards the final results. That’s not real democracy to me.

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        your not voting tactically because your vote counts equally as much either way. There’s nothing “tactical” about voting for people who push policies one doesn’t support.

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          Yes, there is, the other option will advance the nation faster into full theocratic fascism. If you cannot tell one of the two viable options is less awful you need to get a clue.

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              You’re deliberately ignoring the reality of FPTP voting and saying other people are uneducated. Again, please get a clue.