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Re:Iran demands Bitcoin fees for ships passing Hormuz during... by wongarsu on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @02:56PM (#47694643)
The root cause is the first-past-the-post voting system that ensures a two-party system.

But for the party with the most responsibility for blowing it all up I'd like to nominate Rupert Murdoch. Most visibly with Fox News, but really his entire media empire

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Re:Iran demands Bitcoin fees for ships passing Hormuz during... by euroderf on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @03:03PM (#47694734)
> The root cause is the first-past-the-post voting system that ensures a two-party system.

Hear, hear.

I'm rooting for the fast uptake of STV across the US.

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Re:Iran demands Bitcoin fees for ships passing Hormuz during... by amavect on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @04:29PM (#47695847)
Yet another reminder that we need approval voting, or even STAR voting, for single-winner elections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhO6jfHPFQU https://www.equal.vote/approval https://www.equal.vote/beyond_rcv_zine
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