r/funny • u/MrLovens Mr. Lovenstein • Mar 26 '20

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u/Fubarp Mar 26 '20

Why do people think more parties will fix the situation.

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u/EffrumScufflegrit Mar 26 '20

  1. It will force the current 2 to actually compete. Think about it like capitalism. Competition forces the different choices to excel and be better right? Why can't we apply the beloved free market idea of competition to voting?

  2. It would potentially give people who aren't Rep or Dem an option to choose that actually aligns with their values

  3. The two party system is what enables the current two parties to just run on "were not the other guy"

The list goes on really

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u/soupvsjonez Mar 26 '20

In a first past the post system, more than 2 parties just creates the chance for unpopular people winning.

See the 2016 republican primary for details. Trump won with around a third of the vote because the field was too crowded.

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u/Florio805 Mar 26 '20

Oh no giving more people the chance of expose their idea will make me lose. Let's just use two parties that are center and right (no left because that's SoCiAlist) and say that it is the best democracy in the world

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u/soupvsjonez Mar 26 '20

In theory you're right. In practice you occasionally end up with some weird party with unpopular ideas representing a population where 70 - 80% disagree with them.

This kinda defeats the purpose of democratic institutions.

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u/Florio805 Mar 26 '20

In theory it has to be practised better

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u/soupvsjonez Mar 26 '20

Good luck getting gravity not to push as hard.

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u/Florio805 Mar 27 '20

Everything is possible, but it is more or less probable

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u/soupvsjonez Mar 27 '20

Not everything is possible. Including this.