SubArcticTundra

joined 2 years ago
[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

That would make sense

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yeah what is it with 2023 and enshittification? This has been such a bad year in general

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

They only grow if you feed them. The food gets transformed into more baby.

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Agreed. The best thing is, only one state needs to adopt proportional representation for sending reps to Congress for it to have an impact. Even a small new party with a dozen seats is likely to be a tie breaker.

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's because the election system is First Past the Post. If they changed it to Ranked Choice Voting, all candidates from both primaries (plus independents) could run in the election and it would be up to the public to decide which of them is best, with their vote going to a fallback candidate if their favourite doesn't win.

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

The US sorely needs at least one state to adopt PR for sending Representatives to Washington.

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Very well argued. This is quite unrelated but just out of interest, how realistic do you see constitutional reform in the US? Because to me as an outsider, that seems to me to be what US politics sorely needs rn. Is there appetite for it among the electorate? Among the Dems? Could it be conceivably carried out?

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

neither Trump or Biden

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

No but for now you are invited to !2visegrad4you@lemmy.ml

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Oh no, what a shame! I bet HP are so sorry to be sending that notification and wish they could hide it

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

They own the site, in the eyes of the law, they can do whatever the hell they want

[–] SubArcticTundra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

This post feels like it's on r/highdeas

 
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