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[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

In America (or anywhere else with a two party system), this can be understood through the Ratchet Effect.

[-] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

I think this is actually understood fairly well which is why rhetoric like “both sides are the same” comes about because neither option moves things the other direction. FPTP two party system sucks.

[-] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The two party system is an inevitable result of a first past the post electoral system. Ranked choice/preference voting gives us a way out of this trap. https://truethevote.org