AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square189fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square189fedilink
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoChanging 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.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoThe 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.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days 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.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days 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?
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.
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.
As opposed to the current system, where someone unpopular always gets elected?
It hasn’t worked. It’s deeply flawed and we currently use the worst-possible process, rooted in ancient history.
And why would anyone do that when everyone takes time out of their day to express their approval for the existing 2 parties?