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We are a lot more alike than we are different (lemm.ee)
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Most people just want a good life. If we stopped seeing each other as the enemies the world could be better.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

It’s by design. Divide and conquer has been the playbook since they (anti-labor think tanks like the Progressive Policy Institute and others that seek to keep labor infighting) started studying group psychology.

FPTP contributes more than its share to the tribalism and poor infighting we see in the US and the UK.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Cant tell if you are pro FPTP or against FPTP 🤔

[–] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Very against it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Yea you mentioned divide and conquer then put images of the parliament with and without FPTP. Its easily misinterpreted to say that proportional representation is somehow "divide and conquer".

[–] JustZ 2 points 13 hours ago

I did not read it that way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Huh? I showed how a simple change to US and UK election laws can topple the two party system overnight.

Literally, if there are only two private parties run by private organizations of rich people, they merely have to divide us and conquer us. We are being puppeteered by a bunch of corporations that use identity politics to keep the poor fighting amongst themselves and people SLURP THAT SHIT UP BECAUSE THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM CODIFIES IT INTO EVERY DECISION.

Feudalism with a few more steps.

Interesting point, though and I can see what you mean.

Truly, if my comment were to make sense, I’d have to say they have “combined” and conquered.