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The problem in a two-party system is it forces complete sets of beliefs onto the voters. You can't vote for a party that's progressive in terms of human rights but "fiscally conservative". Or "pro-life" but also pro climate and pro child welfare.
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In a multy-partysystem you can chose a more detailed political identuty. After elections, parties will discuss where the greatest overlap is to form a coalition government. This ensures that ost people find some of their beliefs represented by those in power, but rarely all of them.
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Of course, in both systems there can be power-hungry assholes that screw up everything. But still, in a multiparty system it's much easier to vote your conscience and not risk ruining everything for everybody else by unwittingly supporting the bad side.
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Most people don't fit into a dualist, black or white pattern. We all live on an ideological spectrum that isn't just grayscale, but multi-faceted. Even among people who share core beliefs there isn't 100% overlap. Multi-party systems make more allowances for that.
01:05 AM - Sep 18, 2023
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If you live in a 2-party place but are voting as if you didn't and there was even an outside chance your party got any slice of the power, you're either a hopeless optimist, or show real ignorance how the system works. That by not supporting the lesser evil you may actuallysupport the bigger one.
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I'm not denying many of the 3rd-party voters are idealists who dream of a better future. But voting for a fringe group in a swing state is still about the most irresponsible thing they can do if they are serious about tjose dreams.
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