Was someone who lives in a Democratic country I can say that what your describing is actually called copypasta
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jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hey it’s one of the best messages to be copying and pasting.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
GreenSkree@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I guess?
I’m all for voting reform, promoting easy access to voting for everyone, breaking the grip of the 2 party system, and dismantling junk like the electoral college.
But we’re a little more than 2 months from a major election. It’s unlikely that these ideas are going to be picked up and championed as campaign promise. So it makes me wonder why they’re being parroted now. I suspect it’s to highlight that our system isn’t always great and discourage people from voting.
They’re not saying “my vote doesn’t matter”, but that’s kind of the vibe it gives off, while suggesting an unrealistic, idealistic solution. 🤷♂️
chaogomu@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ll add in, Ranked Choice is a bad choice. The “edge cases” mentioned in the post can happen in any and every election using the system.
If Ranked Choice were the only option besides what we have, it would be a slight improvement, but there are far better options.
STAR is simple, and does everything that RCV claims to do, but actually fails to do.
Something to keep in mind for the push to reform voting laws after this election.