Fairgreen

@Fairgreen@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much more progressive are European views as compared to progressives in America?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Let me guess, Republican right? It sounds like you have an ideological reason for keeping things the way they are in the US. What people mean when they say the US has a 2party system friend, is that it is a 2party system in practise, even though not formally. The reason that it becomes 2party in practise, is because of the American first past the post election system and also because its regional representation system. Both keep smaller parties from gaining power and making a threat to the bigger parties. In countries without those 2 systems, like many European countries, democracies commonly have many more political parties in practise, and power switches between them, and there are often coalitions to create a majority. This is both better for minority groups as well as for preventing power becoming entrenched, both of which are good for democracy and freedom. Also your argument that many multi party systems eventually move to 2 parties having lower is really not true, just have a look at all European countries that don’t have regional representation and first past the post election systems.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much more progressive are European views as compared to progressives in America?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wdym that they become 2party systems? I disagree this is a result of regional representation and first past the post election systems. Countries that don’t have that, but have more sensible election systems, don’t have 2 parties at all. Many of those countries are much older than the US, by the way :p

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much more progressive are European views as compared to progressives in America?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  America needs to move to a multi party system (only possible with direct representation and without regional representation). This would open up so many possibilities for Americans

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't police use rubber bullets instead of live rounds? I get if someone is holding a loaded weapon. But wouldn't a rubber bullet have the same effect with out putting holes in another person?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Welcome to the Forum “Many things that Europeans keep wondering about Americans”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mmmm... Yeah. It checks out.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  😂

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨kingdom come⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No a fruit is a biologically defined thing right? On the vegetables I’m with you

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the best options for computers that explicitly support linux operating systems?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tuxedo computers

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it a common thing for people who have left authoritarian countries to still feel the fear of their now-former country?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think 'n also interesting question is: do they still feel the influence of the indoctrination of their previous country?