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Re:Francis Fukuyama: Paths to Depolarization by Zigurd on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:15PM (#32414419)
Indeed: There are voting systems that are objectively better at delivering representation and safer from causing perverse outcomes. If he were to stick to that, it would be more honest. Up through George H.W. Bush the Republican party represented me just fine. Now I'm a registered Democrat. I've got differences with both parties. I think the electoral college, partisan gerrymanders, and the Senate are structurally unrepresentative, but, under a first past the post system, supporting a mainstream party is what gets you the best representation.
Re:Francis Fukuyama: Paths to Depolarization by panick21_ on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @04:08PM (#32417699)
And there is even the idea that people in a democracy can do more then just vote for representatives.