Re:National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change [pdf]
by amelius on Thursday October 28, 2021 @10:42AM
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Current political system considered harmful.
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Re:National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change [pdf]
by dane-pgp on Thursday October 28, 2021 @11:11AM
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If you mean non-proportional voting systems, gerrymandering, voter suppression, and lax campaign finance laws, then I think you're right. Many countries have solved those problems, though, so the situation isn't hopeless.
Re:National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change [pdf]
by randcraw on Thursday October 28, 2021 @11:45AM
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And the US' two-party-only political system, most of all.
Re:National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change [pdf]
by dane-pgp on Thursday October 28, 2021 @12:18PM
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I would hope that any proportional voting system that was introduced would also break the two-party duopoly, but I suppose that's not a guaranteed consequence.
For example, if IRV was more widely adopted, you might still find that only the two big parties ever win seats (although by removing the spoiler effect, third parties become a viable threat which could act to steer the big parties towards more representative policies rather than them relying on the "lesser of two evils" effect).
Conversely, it could be possible to have somewhat popular third parties without a proportional voting system, as is seen in Canada or the UK, but those countries still see the biggest party at the national level always being one of the two main parties.