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Re:43% of South African youths are not in employment, educat... by throwaway0a5e on Friday June 04, 2021 @11:42AM (#27394758)
I don't think the voting system matters that much except as a final refinement on top of an already working system. Some competition is worlds better than no competition. My state is effectively a one party state.

Voting for the lesser of the evils is also voting for the better of the evils. At least with a viable 2nd party there is pressure on the first party to suck less. When people blindly vote for one party they are free to misbehave. Let them get away with that for a generation or and it becomes the new normal.

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Re:43% of South African youths are not in employment, educat... by lotsofpulp on Friday June 04, 2021 @11:51AM (#27394861)
> Voting for the lesser of the evils is also voting for the better of the evils.

What is the significance of this distinction?

> At least with a viable 2nd party there is pressure on the first party to suck less.

Hence the problem of first past the post voting. With ranked choice or star, you have viable 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, whatever party. I can more accurately relay my priorities via my votes as opposed to solely using my vote to prevent the worst party from winning.

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