It would be nice if we had a voting system that gave us a better choice than "status quo that supports genocide" and "an even more right-wing party that supports genocide". :/
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We do. I mean... holy christ. We do actually have the very thing you want. If you've chosen to vote for one of the genocide-is-fine parties that is 100% on you. You had a choice. You picked them.
aug 5, 2025, 12:17 am • 0 0 • view
My point was that FPTP doesn't give the NDP or Greens much chance of having power due to vote-splitting. Many people feel that a vote for either is a "wasted vote", and in many ridings, they'd be right. We need a fairer system that makes every vote count - and no "majorities" with< 50% of the vote.
aug 5, 2025, 12:22 am • 2 0 • view
Vote splitting is a CPC/Liberal invention perpetuated under the false narrative that the Liberals are a "leftie" party. One hopes the electorate gets dissuaded from that now. Shame it took genocide to make the distinction clear.
aug 5, 2025, 12:48 am • 0 0 • view
It's not an "invention", it's a mathematical reality due to a broken, antiquated electoral system that neither the Liberals or Conservatives want to change. Completely agree that the Liberals aren't a "left-wing" party!
aug 5, 2025, 12:52 am • 0 0 • view
It is in no way a mathematical reality. It is, at best, a psychological one. The only thing splitting the vote is the BELIEF that 2 parties are similar. If no one thinks the NDP and liberals are at all the same, the NDP doesn't pull votes from the libs to let the CPC win.
aug 5, 2025, 12:58 am • 4 0 • view
If we took the Liberals out of the picture, the "left" would still be split between the Greens and the NDP. They could each receive 33% of the vote in a riding and lose to the Conservatives with 34%. I agree there's a psychological aspect. But it's also a systemic one. FPTP distorts voter intention
aug 5, 2025, 1:03 am • 0 0 • view
Crazy how that worked out, huh?
aug 5, 2025, 12:13 am • 5 0 • view
I'm so tired of FPTP. :P
aug 5, 2025, 12:14 am • 4 0 • view