A decade ago, when I had my political coming-of-age moment, I was told that I could either value the markets or advance social liberty, conservative or liberal, right-wing or left. Looking back, that seems to me like a false dichotomy intended to squelch out unpopular views befitting a third party. I mean, what's wrong with wanting both?
#conservatism #falseDichotomy #liberalism #twoPartySystem #USPolitics #thirdParty
It dismays me to see posts by those who continue to lament their nominee's loss after 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨—not hoping—others to support them (I blame that and stupid political #tribalism on our #twoPartySystem). Well, let me assure you this: that nothing the winner does now could possibly make me regret how I voted (neither, BTW). Besides, what the loser would have done is purely speculative. I hated both their bids, and that remains true. When their careers go goodbye, I go, "Good riddance."
@davoyager … I’d add the #twoPartySystem with primaries that setup extreme views for the general elections are also a major flaw… with #rankchoicevoiting being a solution
...increases the number of opinions that then confront each other and must be compared.)"
--Simone Pétrement,
in SIMONE WEIL: A LIFE,
1973,
transl. Raymond Rosenthal, 1976
5/5
#SimoneWeil
#JeanJacquesRousseau
#politics
#philosophy
#PoliticalTheory
#democracy
#TeamFreeWill
#PartySystem
#TwoPartySystem
#AbolishParties
#AbolishTheElectoralCollege
#fascism
#tyranny
#totalitariansim
#EverythingIsPolitical
#ApoliticalDoesNotExist
#TheArrangements
The Voting System That Losers Win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo
#firstpastthepost #elections #twopartysystem #democracy #gerrymandering
Neither political party represents the working class. Which is not surprising. Trump and Republicans wants to ruin the economy while Democrats will do nothing to help people economically.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/poll-sizeable-chunk-americans-think-neither-party-fights-people-rcna202884
#twopartysystem
#feudalism
#fuckdemocrats
#fuckrepublicans
#workingclass
Yep. The Dems are a constant source of disappointment. These are the faces of betrayal:
Catherine Cortez Masto
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Maggie Hassan
Tim Kaine
Angus King
Jacky Rosen
Jeanne Shaheen
If you break bread with fascists you are a fascist.
https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/democrats-kill-hope-again
You don’t need to be a detective to solve the murder of America. It’s the two-party system and the absence of ranked-choice voting.
https://retro.pizza/@seekingfreedom/115526444557546287
#Fascism #Democrats #Dems #USPol #TwoPartySystem #Complicity
‘The Two-Party System Is Not Working’: Karine Jean-Pierre Speaks Candidly About Her Political Break https://shinemycrown.com/the-two-party-system-is-not-working-karine-jean-pierre-speaks-candidly-about-her-political-break/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TwoPartySystem #KarineJeanPierre #PoliticalBreak #TheLateShow #StephenColbert
I’m exhausted from watching both parties trade power while nothing changes but the headlines.
Different slogans. Same suffering. #TwoPartySystem #WeDeserveBetter
We’ve spent decades choosing the “lesser evil.”
Funny how the evil keeps getting worse. #TwoPartySystem #Accountability
A quotation from Herbert Hoover
The very basis of Representative Government is a two‐party system. It is one of the essential checks and balances against inefficiency, dishonesty, and tyranny.
An organized, effective opposition which insists upon disclosure of the facts and submits them to the anvil of debate is the one safety Representative Government has.
Moreover, the people must have alternative programs of action upon which they may decide at the ballot box.
Beyond this, any party in power accumulates barnacles and deadwood which can only be rid by a change in administration.
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) American engineer, bureaucrat, US President (1929-33)
Speech (1951-08-01), “On the Two-Party System,” Utah Republican Outing, Salt Lake City, Utah
More info about this quote: wist.info/hoover-herbert/78694…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #herberthoover #alternatives #democracy #innovation #opposition #partisanship #party #politicalparty #progress #twopartysystem #voting #representativegovernment
A Public Service Announcement from the Gay Curmudgeon. #publicserviceannouncement #announcement #publicservice #politics #political #endthetwopartysystem #twopartysystem #corrupt #corruption #politicalcorruption #politicalchange
The two party trap… how capitalism keeps a hammerlock on our political economic system… big thanks to Hank Thompson for having me on his Winners and Losers podcast… full episode, Wealth Concentrating Machines, available on YT…
Something #smells
#Epstein smells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzuD4Zqj_A8
#TwoPartySystem smells (13:01)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBr5Kec_eAM
#Genocide smells
#hypocrisy smells
#meritocracy smells
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/01/lost-in-the-meritocracy/303672/
Expert on Smell (Cambridge Union)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Kn4rbZym0
Because the name of the game is good cop/bad cop. Because money drives our political system, not public interest. And if the public is interested in moving left or in a socialist direction, the Democratic Party only exists to trick you into wasting your votes on them.
#goodcopbadcop #democraticparty #republicanparty #politics #twopartysystem
How Australians Can Break Free from the Two-Party Trap
#2025Election, #AustraliaVotes, #MonetarySovereignty, #ProgressiveChange, #TwoPartySystem
The two-party trap. Labor won decisively, and voters expect bold action. Learn why breaking free from the two-party mindset still matters as Australians demand progressive change.
https://socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/breaking-free-two-party-trap/
In theory, but in practice it forces a #TwoPartySystem. There are LOTS of FANTASTIC principles and rules coded into our constitution, that we need to defend now, and if we fail, we lose #TheRepublic. But a better constitution could have prevented the radicalization inherent in our system.
Why is this right-wing propaganda getting boosted into my feed?
no name® tags for filtering: #lang_en #capol #twopartysystem
RE: https://mastodon.social/users/tantramar/statuses/114424044941467550
Americans do not choose to have only two parties. Our PACs, media, and billionaires choose that for us. #CitizenUnited cements the fact that our choices are binary.
A few places (such as in Alaska) are allowing #RankedChoiceVoting as a path for other parties, but in the end (even there)... We are still dominated by the two parties.
Long, expensive campaigns for Congress and the WH mean that big money needs to back candidates. Big money means one of the two major parties MUST back you financially.
#ThirdParty candidates have almost always been spoilers for the Democrats' success and helped Republicans.
Tell us how to get corruption, big money and billionaires out of our system, and how to convince our corrupt politicians to get rid of the same #CitizensUnited that profitd them... THEN maybe we could have more parties.
Until such time as we can magically make that happen, we will have only two choices.
