• chaogomu@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Changing the voting system so that third parties are actually possible.

    You need a cardinal voting system, otherwise you’ll fall prey to Durverger’s Law and Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem.

    I favor STAR, it’s the best system designed to date.

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      3 months ago

      Changing the voting system so that third parties are actually possible.

      And why would anyone do that when everyone takes time out of their day to express their approval for the existing 2 parties?

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      3 months ago

      The problem is that these systems are way more complex and have edge cases where someone unpopular gets elected. Making major changes to a system that has worked for 248 years seems like a recipe for disaster.

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        3 months ago

        and have edge cases where someone unpopular gets elected

        As opposed to the current system, where someone unpopular always gets elected?

        Making major changes to a system that has worked for 248 years

        It hasn’t worked. It’s deeply flawed and we currently use the worst-possible process, rooted in ancient history.