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[โ€“] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

can we just set up a bot that does nothing but reply with these two comments to every "why no 3rd parties bro" question. We'll turn it on three months before every US election and let it travel around lemmy servers. then turn if off until this whole cycle repeats.

[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago

Don't forget a little note saying "Think this is stupid? Vote for Ranked-Choice Voting!'

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Wait, why aren't you fixing the voting system? Yall clearly understand it's faults. Don't you believe in democracy?

"You dont get to vote how you want, and you will be reminded every election."

Clown country.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

do you think that a half dozen lemmy users are capable of changing the voting system?

there have been some initiatives passed in some states, but thats only half the election. And the people in power benefit from a first past the post voting system, so transitioning out is slow work. It is possible, and it is happening, but there's not a magic button that says "swap to superior voting method" that a single socialist can press

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

because the system is working as designed and it's incentives keep a lot of people favoring it. but the alternative fast solutions everyone loves to wax philosphical about. well that movie always ends with this really weird wide angle shot of a field. theres this big mound of fresh dirt people are celebrating the victory around. but all our favorite anarchist charaters are missing and nobody can tell me why they got written out at the last minute.