laughs in STV
That bottom track should a circle or cliff to demonstrate it goes nowhere.
The tracks to the correct path can be built by passing state level electoral reform.
Abolishing the First Past the Post electoral system would allow voters to support third-party candidates without fearing they’ll spoil the election. This reform would invigorate competition in elections, leading to better-quality candidates for all voters. Moreover, it’s likely to boost voter turnout and civic engagement.
At the state level, electoral reform is feasible; Alaska and Maine have already enacted such changes, demonstrating its viability.
Despite this, some Republicans are staunchly defending First Past the Post voting, as seen in Florida’s recent ban on Ranked Choice voting. Fortunately, there are numerous of other alternatives available, ensuring that electoral reform can still progress despite such obstacles.
So, why do some blue states want to continueusing FPTP voting? Why continue using a voting system favored by Republicans? In states controlled by Democrats, there’s no Republican opposition hindering electoral reform efforts.
It’s apparent that Democrats acknowledge the flaws of FPTP voting, evident in discussions on social media where many Democrats caution against voting third party. It’s perplexing to recognize these flaws yet fail to take action to address them. Merely lecturing on the shortcomings of FPTP voting without pursuing solutions is insufficient.
Here are some videos on the topic if you’d like to know more:
First Past The Post voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo
Other electoral systems to choose from:
Alternative vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE
Ranked Choice voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z2fRPRkWvY
Range Voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3GFG0sXIig
Single Transferable Vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI
STAR voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-mOeUXAkV0
Mixed Member Proportional representation
So, why do some blue states want to continueusing FPTP voting? Why continue using a voting system favored by Republicans? In states controlled by Democrats, there’s no Republican opposition hindering electoral reform efforts.
FPTP favors whichever party is currently in power in a two party system. Solid blue states don’t want to switch because it makes their hold on power less secure. Same reason as Republicans in red states.
Electoral systems is a pretty nerdy topic (despite how important it is for who gets power), so it is not an issue the typical voter cares for. Therefore there is not enough political capital for such large reforms to be taken on by politicians.
Based on the about of Lemmy comments advocating for it, it seems like the typical voter is pretty passionate about ranked choice voting.
Based on a super niche subset of chronically online youth - this applies to everyone. 🤪
You’re factually correct, and I support your long term goal, but it’s not something we can achieve by November.
I swear I hear this regardless of how close we are to the next presidential election. Can we maybe focus on some of the other races on the ballot? I would love if we could get a Congress that was actually able to make good things happen, instead of trying very hard to do nothing so bad things don’t happen.
Sorry, media is now handled at the national level so covering local and state races outside of ones that get clicks isn’t profitable
Oh, good! Is it also owned by large corporations who have interests that cause them to favor certain stories because it impacts their bottom line and the editorial desk does not have strong independence from the business side of things because of a monoculture of publishers? Surely, this will bring us a wide variety of political candidates and not an endless parade of arch-capitalists and fascists who give kickbacks to corporations!
Congress might also have been able to get more done if there was a filibuster-proof majority for more than several months in the last several decades.
I do vote for the most progressive person available in the primaries tho.
The fact that we even need a filibuster proof majority to get anything done is yet another glaring example of how fucked we are.
It’s interesting how much the vote DOES resemble a trolley problem. Generally, the only real point in favor of not pulling the lever is “You’re killing someone, it’s immoral to get involved. Life shouldn’t be in your hands.”
Which is still setting aside all the conscious choice by other human beings that IS happening come election season. Probably the biggest way it diverges is that a trolley is moving under its own “natural” momentum. In reality, it’s as though some Nazis are pulling the trolley along the track to the 5 people.
The point would be to at least get something out of Biden. Not just to give up without any demands. Bluffs and all that.
These posts are basically calling on leftists to support a genocide. I’ll vote for Biden, but I’d also punch him square in his rich white Zionist jaw if I was given the opportunity. That’s how American democracy works. The U.S. doesn’t deserve a pass for supporting genocide, even if it’s an election year.
Nah, they’re half slacktivists convincing themselves they’re making a difference, half mental preparations of who to blame if Biden ends up losing.
half mental preparations of who to blame if Biden ends up losing.
Lol you’re projecting. You all plan on blaming us despite failing to respect our seat at the negotiation table. We made it very clear: we don’t vote for strike blocking genocide supporting candidates. You all thought you could fuck around and ignore our boundaries. You’re watching us stand up and walk away from the table talking like you still aren’t about to find out.
I swear, the best part about threads like these is that you’re all so used to not even reading the opposing arguments that at this point you can’t even tell eachother apart.
Yes, we’re not interested in arguing. We won’t vote for strike blocking genocide supporting candidates. Nothing is going to change our minds.
The only way Biden will stop genociding Gazans is if there are electoral consequences for him, and you’re asking us to not give him any electoral consequences.
The R path needs to replace the trolley with a ton of cars, and then run everyone over (including the US).
Thats crazy how every government only has two parties
Its crazy how both parties are heavily invested in killing Palestinians.
Also crazy how Democrats take no credit for persecuting BLM, despite the fact that Obama’s FBI was neck deep in that shit for two years before he left office.
Jesus, you’ve got some tired, made up bullshit without citations in this thread too just like the other one I saw your propaganda driving ass in, don’t you?
Don’t play the fucking “both sides” shit here.
The facts and truth of the matter, with quotes, documentation, video and audio evidence, is that trump and high ranking members of the GOP are 100% on board with genociding Palestine. They’re encouraging Bibi to go further, not stop/slow like Biden’s been doing.
There’s no world we live in where electing anyone in the GOP, or worst of all, some fuckhead like trump; will make the situation for the Palestinians any better. It will absolutely make it worse for them for significantly longer than it would with a democratic majority/presidency.
Go ahead and get me a list of trump quotes, or any quotes from the GOP that have them talking Israel down from their genocide instead of doubling, tripling, or quadrupling down on backing what Israel is doing today.
FFS man, there’s even a fucking top GOP Senator that’s seriously suggesting that Israel nuke Palestine. And that’s just the low hanging fruit that’s out there. There’s dozens and dozens of quotes from members of the GOP calling for genocide using those exact words, saying Israel isn’t going far enough.
So get the fuck out of here with your “both sides” rhetoric and bullshit.
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damn and every government got that?
Mainly UK and its derivatives… (USA, Canada, Australia 😄)
Every government that this meme is relevant to, yeah
oh but not every government. meaning its possible to have a government without first past the post.
Yes and there’s many places where it exists
Some states here in the USA. Electoral reform is possible at the state level!
…yes? Duh?
Thats what im sayin but everyone here will tell me its impossible
it’s possible, hope this helps
The American system of elections is old and it is apparent the Founding Fathers had no Idea as to how the game theory of elections would play out. Worse, they even picked a system of government that was more prone to a two party system than the United Kingdom due to the direct election of the Executive and the inbuilt separation of the Executive and Legislative branches.
Israel, as genocidal as it is, has a system which encourages minor parties to get elected. There are 16 parties elected to the Knesset out of 120 total seats. However, Israel has a unicameral legislature, there are no individual districts or constituencies, and the legislature selects the head of government.
If your point is that the American system is fucked, we all know. We’ve known for decades. We’re trying to fix it, but progress is basically nonexistent, because every politician who is currently elected benefits from our fucked system. Trying to get to a parliamentary system, like most developed real democracies, is almost entirely out of reach. Just getting ranked choice voting is like pulling teeth, and we’ll have to create a brand new party to have politicians free from corporate interests.
I will have to fight all my life to enact positive change in this country, all because a bunch of rich white assholes who came to power long before I was born have stolen my future from me. Don’t belittle us, mourn for us and never, ever repeat our mistakes.
We’re trying to fix it
every politician who is currently elected benefits from our fucked system.
Wild how electing politicians that benefit from the system hasnt fixed the system yet.
Please refrain from speaking on topics that you have no understsnding of
Mean-spirited comment. Downvoted… 🙄
It’s also a legitimate request to be fair. I don’t really have time to explain the entire political situation of the US and why it’s not viable to change it through individual voting to this person, but they clearly don’t understand enough about it if they’re making silly remarks like this.
Why are you blaming the voters for not choosing the lesser evil, instead of blaming the dems for forcing them to make that choice in the first place?
Stop supporting and enabling the fucking genocide, then it’s a no-brainer for everyone. And with so many other people’s lives at stake as well as the Palestinians, how dare the dems play chicken?
Okay, I will minimize genocide as much as possible by voting for Biden.
Can you link some of the Palestinian advocacy groups who are asking us to vote for Biden, since you’re definitely listening to them?
https://uspalestiniancouncil.org/latest-action/arab-american-agenda
Oh look, a tankie linking a psy-op. What a surprise.
I don’t care what a random group says about Palestine when they claim to represent them. I have no way of verifying their integrity, and none of the people I know who have the skills to do so have recommended any to me. So I need to assume anything you link isn’t genuine.
I came to my opinion after speaking with Palestinians not an “advocacy group”. People who I am able to see, hear, and who’s pain is clear in their voices and the tears on their face. People who are resigned to their best option in a man who’s betrayed them less than his rival would.
I am autistic. For years the most popular advocates for people like me was Autism Speaks who openly talked about “curing” us. Advocacy groups are often a sham, and I don’t trust them. Honestly, neither should you; it says a lot that (if you’re sincere) you haven’t figured that out.
Can you link me the evidence that led you to confirm it’s a psyop? The AAI co-signed the letter, so I assume they’re part of the psyop?
Even better, can you link me a pro-Palestinian advocacy group that isn’t a psyop?
“They’re actively trying to make me reconsider my stance on genocide” = shady psy-op by an evil power that wants to control the world?
It is well known that a number of states sow division in the populace of their enemies to weaken them. Does polarizing hot button issues do that? History says it does.
Does Palestine matter to them? No. Does polarizing the populace of the enemy matter to them? Yes. Are either of the organizations linked above tools of states that would like to harm America? I don’t know. Could they, or similar organizations be used that way? Sure.
So every Pro-Palestinian group is a psyop, got it.
Where are you obtaining your information on the genocide?
Because a party that does one genocide surely won’t do another.
They will do genocide for just one day.
Why doesn’t do the more popular and morally right thing to do and simply stop shipping weapons to Isreal?
Democracy TM
That Pakistani flag is very ironic considering how Biden organized the coup there.
Fuck me this comment section is toxic
