Re:Who is driving Germany's far-right poll surge?
by dontupvoteme on Sunday August 27, 2023 @09:58AM
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It's funny to see it described as "simple" voting. I sometimes lose track of the number of parties here (I guess it's 6 over 5%?) and the interplay of their shifting alliances. It's a far, far, FAR better system than the USA or England. First past the post is cancer.
Not to mention the federalized system works pretty well.
Germany has to be at least in the top 10 for democratic systems in the world
- simple voting should be replaced by quadratic voting to take into account a small number of passionate voters
- more direct democracy like direct voting and referendum. And a smaller parliament.
- increase the rights of the states and weaken the federal government to facilitate social experiments and competitive solutions. For example, let Bayern experiment with a no-refugee policy but also let them face the consequences (like paying for other states which are taking in refugees). A decline in democracy could be counteracted by more involvement of citizens in the decision processes and grassroots movements.
- encourage kids to play more games like Democracy 4 :) Debates about politics and role playing of organizations like the UN and EU should be a part of the general education. Because if anything, only the youth could bring hope for the future.