sanitation@lemmy.today to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 7 days agoBillionaires used to build libraries and hospital wings, now they just buy politicians.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down18
arrow-up1525arrow-down1imageBillionaires used to build libraries and hospital wings, now they just buy politicians.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square50linkfedilink
minus-squareRadical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·7 days agoIsn’t capitalism great? Aren’t you glad we’re not doing the Scientific Socialism thing?
minus-squareRacoonwithbenefits@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 days agoTbh america should just rebuild their democratic system so it works for multiple parties In my country we got over 10 political parties parliament
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoThe spoiler effect: obvious to literally everyone, except to those innocent candidates who must not know, bless their hearts.
minus-squareÆnima@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoUnfortunately, laws are only able to be changed by the same group that stands to lose if something like that law gets passed. The system all but guarantees a two-party system eventually.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoIt guarantees a one party system. The two party system only holds up when you have large, disparate regions when one party local government can operate independently.
minus-squarecavitationfetishist01@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down4·7 days agoThere are so many alternatives that aren’t definitely this bad that we aren’t trying.
Isn’t capitalism great? Aren’t you glad we’re not doing the Scientific Socialism thing?
Tbh america should just rebuild their democratic system so it works for multiple parties
In my country we got over 10 political parties parliament
The spoiler effect: obvious to literally everyone, except to those innocent candidates who must not know, bless their hearts.
Unfortunately, laws are only able to be changed by the same group that stands to lose if something like that law gets passed. The system all but guarantees a two-party system eventually.
It guarantees a one party system.
The two party system only holds up when you have large, disparate regions when one party local government can operate independently.
There are so many alternatives that aren’t definitely this bad that we aren’t trying.