thawed_caveman
@thawed_caveman@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why is a two-party system considered democratic? 4 weeks ago:
I have a passing familiarity with the politics of a couple countries, and they all fit this pattern: their constitutions say nothing of a two-party system, they don’t even say anything about parties at all. People just choose to create political parties, and then those parties coalesce into two major parties.
The reason that this happens is because people, from voters to every level of politician, look at the rules of the game and make tactical decisions; their tactical decisions cause a two-party system to emerge.
The USA is a really extreme case of this; in Europe there are more parties, and they even very occasionally come to power. Current french president Macron broke a decades-long streak of two-party governance in his country.
Further viewing material:
Minority Rule: First Past the Post Voting
The Alternative Vote Explained
My takeaway from this is that there are things that can be done to improve the voting system, as suggested in these videos; but i don’t even like representative democracy at all, i think there’s better solutions in direct democracy (referendums and such). Representative democracy was designed to put elites in charge, voting was initially reserved for land-owning nobility. Extending voting rights to more people doesn’t change what the system is designed to do.
- Comment on Could your body adjust if you separated your macros into meals? Like all carbs for breakfast, all fat for lunch and all protein for dinner? What would happen? 1 month ago:
I don’t know what would happen to your body, but i know these would be the worst meals you’ll ever have
- Comment on Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? 4 months ago:
I want to live in civilization and i enjoy its benefits, so no, i can’t go around saying someone should be acquitted because the crime was based. We’ve collectively agreed to put the law above our feelings, that’s a good thing, i wish it was done more, so i’m doing my part and preparing to send him cigarettes in prison.
- Comment on Just put a spray tan over it 4 months ago:
I’ve googled it for you: she’s going to be green for 28 to 45 days.
- Comment on Terrified friends burn to death trapped in Tesla as doors won't open after crash 5 months ago:
True, but this design philosophy is currently omnipresent in electric vehicles. I guess i shouldn’t say never, maybe someday they’ll make an electric Lada and i’d buy that in an instant
- Comment on Terrified friends burn to death trapped in Tesla as doors won't open after crash 5 months ago:
Imagine being in a burning car and needing the manual to open the doors. And then you can’t find it so you start googling “Tesla model S manual”, find a PDF, then start scrolling through it trying to find out how do you open the doors.
Here’s an idea, how about just make it so the handles mechanically open the damn doors? This is why i’ll never own an electric car, they’re full of bullshit like this where things are done electronically for absolutely no reason. I hate this fucking design phylosophy where everything has to be more complicated, less reliable and less functional.
- Comment on I don't trust like that. 5 months ago:
I mean it’s a known fact that WASPs rule the media.
- Comment on Horrors We've Unleashed 6 months ago:
I can’t believe i’m saying this, but… I think mosquitos don’t deserve this. There’s basically no life form that deserves our cruelty more than mosquitoes, but this is too cruel.