The uniparty relies on "lesser evil" thinking to stay in power. They need that. They're both owned by the same corporations, billionaires, and Israel. They play good-cop-bad-cop (forcing culture wars to divide people on which is which) but ultimately neither does anything to improve the lives of everyday people. That's why it's a pendulum. One party gets in power and does such a bad job that the people in the middle swing to the other after two terms (two terms because people don't like change, not because they're actually satisfied with the government). Ad infinitum.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799327)

But it's set up that way – even though RCV is better and more popular and everyone hates the EC – because of the stuff I said.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799335)

Why is my first poast wrong in your opinion?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799354)

It IS a different ruling class. It's no more benevolent, but you know, things are different in different places, obviously.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799369)

That's why

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799372)

Ty for link though, it is an interesting trivium

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799382)

Personally I am a third-party voter. I left the Dems in 2021. I would consider voting for an outsider running as a Dem – definitely would've voted for Mamdani, for example – but I haven't found one worth voting for since then. Have only voted for Independents and Greens, and I also like PSL and Peace and Freedom. And I respect SOME of the prominent Libertarians (but wouldn't vote for one).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799392)

Unrelated question: Do you ever use any form of cannabis?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799394)

Ya I smoke most nights but not heavily

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799397)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799401)

And then I recalled how I learned back in 1997 why we only have two sustainable parties, and was musing at how few people understand why it's structurally that way and there's nothing we can do about it unless we get rid of SMDs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799363)

we were the first experiment like this. i dont think they could have anticipated this level of intense two party partisanship. and if they did they expected the law would continue to change to adapt to future problems. they'd be horrified their dead hands still controlled the law 250 years later.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799387)

right now we're living in a cold civil war. recognizing that isn't the same as saying that war should be factionalized even further. once again you're just inventing positions ive never said.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799460)

why do you keep writing lengthy replies completely unrelated to what im saying about things youve hallucinated i believe?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799475)

my point is that the it's not true the founders "didn't do the math", it's they never conceived that this level of hyperpartisanship is something that needed to be mitigated. and also that they never intended to create neverchanging system. an amendment process was written into the constitution because they understood that changes are inevitable, so they weren't concerned with mitigating issues that would arise hundreds of years later. they never even anticipated the federal government would become as powertul as it is.

it's hard enough to create a brand new system that works in their. and they failed the first time with the articles of confederation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799451)

Conversely a country like England where technically parliament can override any other branch of government and change any historical law at any time, the rapid change only moves to the left, has never once course corrected, and they now live in a disturbing police state where people are locked up for thought crimes.

Between French quagmire and British suicidal tendencies I still think we have the best system. I'm not sure what more you could ask for.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854392&forum_id=2)#49799459)