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ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 2 months ago

Trying 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.

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Trying 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.

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ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 2 months ago

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FPTP is not real democracy for this reason.

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