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Even if it passes, i wouldn't be very hopeful. Look at Europe, all those countries have better and more democratic election system than USA, but there are fascists on the rise in each of them and shit like in France and Poland happen more and more. Also what's the use of having more parties if they still all represent the same influence groups (for example in Poland we currently have 17 parties and 42 independents on 460 seats in sejm, but you won't find anyone outside of neoliberal status quo).
FPTP Britain says Good Morning ๐
Yeah i'm pretty torn on how democratic is UK, not only they do have FPTP but it's also A FUCKING MONARCHY.
Way out is realisation that they spent last centuries or at least decades on trying to stop being Europe in every sense. If they could they would probably do it even geographically, rowing their island to physically join USA.
Right!
Europe, particularly the EU and Northern Europe, is very much in better shape than the USA, all around.
Another hot topic debate is to uncap the House of Representatives and create a congress that better represents its people.
People are worried about a fascist majority party in Europe, but the USA gave a party like that 3 POTUS victories despite losing the popular vote within my lifetime: it's already here.
You can't just focus on the bad and ignore everything that's good about these countries. Give us universal healthcare; give us socialized higher education; give us universal basic income; do away with for profit prisons and replace them with a system focused on rehabilitation.
So yeah, right wing idealism is on the rise but that's a global trend. These countries, in general, are light years ahead of the US.
You can't just pray that into existence. In Europe, social safety nets are eroding, because they originated as concessions to prevent revolution.
?????????? Universal healthcare in all European countries is in the process of being dismantled, UBI is existing only in your fantasies, for profit prisons are talked here and there and if you think current ones are rehabilitating anyone you need to look closer.
Also where did i even say they are exactly the same or worse as USA (maybe in the same place where you seen implemented UBI?), and why you derail topic from specifically electoral system into general "badness"?
Going to need a source on that.
Why don't you go start a discussion about how we shouldn't forgive student loan debt because it's unfair. How about the one about how the wait times for healthcare in Canada are unbearable, as I wait 4 months to see a primary care doctor here in the us. You assholes latch on to one con argument and think you're gods gift to responsible governance. Fuck off.