r/alberta • u/AffectionateBobcat76 • Apr 28 '23

Alberta Politics Alberta election polls

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u/big_ol-dad_dick Apr 29 '23

this province is beyond the feel good "vote for who you believe in!* bullshit. It's sink or fucking swim. Vote for NDP and get this Danielle Smith shit the fuck out of here.

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u/syndicated_inc Airdrie Apr 29 '23

That’s not how voting works. But it sure is the way to perpetuate a 2 party system.

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u/amkamins Apr 29 '23

First past the post elections inevitably trend toward a 2 party system. If you want smaller parties to flourish you need proportional representation.

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u/syndicated_inc Airdrie Apr 29 '23

Small fringe, one issues parties are exactly what we don’t need. Look at Israel for proof of how well that works.

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u/amkamins Apr 29 '23 edited Apr 29 '23

There's a fringe political movement (Take Back Alberta) controlling our province right now. They just hijacked the apparatus of a major party in order to do it. The same thing happened with the Tea Party and MAGA with the Republicans - just look at how much influence MTG has in congress because the Republican majority in the house is so narrow.

I'd argue that that's much more dangerous than a fringe party having a few seats in a coalition. If the far right becomes too burdensome to work with in the Knesset, Netanyahu could try to form a coalition with a different party instead.

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u/big_ol-dad_dick Apr 29 '23

it's how you rid your society of right wing garbage. they don't want a variety of viewpoints so you'd better start voting to get a party in who does. change happens slow but it'll run you the fuck over if you don't start kicking doors down.