• @Zippy
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    113 months ago

    That is quite incorrect. First the parties have quite different platforms but they overall stay fairly centered. That is if you compare them to most other more extreme governments. Secondly even if you had one hundred parties to choose from, there will be no individual party that will represent your views 100 percent. The point of democracy is not to cater to any single individual but to try and find a middle ground. Yes a bit more variety might be better but at the end of the day you likely would have similar laws and rights.

    Western nations are not intimidating or assassinating people with incompatible opinions. Yes there could be improvements to voter suppression but it is extremely limited in effectiveness. The US employees regional representation that does create some popular vote issues but it also fixes some regional issues where people in part can be under represented. So I can understand some argument for the current system.

    Perfect no. Anywhere near the problems in Russia and most of the rest of the world, not at all. Get a grip.

    • @[email protected]
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      -13 months ago

      Western nations are not intimidating or assassinating people with incompatible opinions.

      glances at Boeings whistleblower

      • @BassTurd
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        53 months ago

        Boeing != The US government

        • @[email protected]OP
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          What do you call a company which receives 40% of funding from the government and which plays a pivotal role in national security? In other countries, we call those state-owned enterprises.

          • @BassTurd
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            63 months ago

            I call it a business that works on government contracts. Nothing more, because that’s literally what it is.