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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

All I want is the freedom to vote how I want and still count my vote if my first choice didn't win. Democrats should be free to run their political party how they want. Just like how everyone else should be free to participate in our elections. Free of a spoiler effect.

There should be no monopoly on the future of our nation. Republican, or Democrat.

Surely the freedom to vote how people want is not to high a bar for the democrats to clear right? Self proclaimed democracy advocates surely want the people to be represented fully... right?

I would never force a liberal to vote for my preference in a election, why is it okay for them to do that to me?

And it is a conscious decision to force me to vote a certain way. Every election democrats mercilessly rage at 3rd party voters. The Democratic party and their voters understand that First-past-the-post voting is flawed. Yet in blue states, fully in control of the Democratic party, FPTP voting shackles the people.

Democrats understand FPTP voting does a bad job of representing the nation. They ignore this festering gaping mortal wound... all for safe states and easy elections against a complete clown show. One that has defeated them in every way possible.

The monopoly is over democrats. You never deserved it, and you most certainly do not deserve it now in our darkest hours. Get out of the way, we have to move forward as a nation.

The Democratic party is not more important then the United States of America.

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The system can’t be reformed to favor the working class because it was created by & for the owner class, the “donor” class. If necessary they will unleash fascism to maintain control.

The Democratic party is not more important then the United States of America.

They both have to go. There’s never going to be a socialist USA. That can only happen after a revolution leading to an different state with a different name.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think chsnging the voting system will fix this. There is still a 2 party system in australia despite a democracy with preferential voting for over 100 years.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Bingo. Class dynamics take priority over voting mechanisms.

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

I think actually a party guilty of genocide should not be free to run in elections, or even free to remain outside of prison