• TheFonz@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It’s mathematically how FPTP works electorally. Change fptp or get off the shitter and vote.

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      5 months ago

      Better yet, do both. You can do both!

      I’m sure you already know this, but reading through some of these comments makes me suspect others might need the prompting.

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        5 months ago

        Absolutely, but you won’t change fptp with a slim majority in the house. Or with Trump in office. Everything else is just grandstanding. That’s all it is. Vacuous hot air grandstanding. Make change happen or shut up. Don’t want to vote? Then shut up because you are contributing to less change. That’s right: mathematically that’s the only outcome. Don’t vote: you’re pushing the needle back. Work for change or shut up. The grandstanding is so tiring.

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        5 months ago

        In fact, voting will play a part in changing fptp. The only people wanting to change that (as far as I’m aware at least, and who actually have a chance) are running as democrats. Sure, most democrats suck, but they are working on things like this in the party.

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      5 months ago

      I’m not really involved in US politics, but how do you change the voting system away from FPTP while still voting for Biden, who (as far as I’m aware) supports FPTP?