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This problem can be solved with term limits.
Of course, to get term limits, we need the very people in office, the duopoly, to agree, which is the same problem.
my head hurts
Look around, independent parties are a dime a dozen. Latch on to one of them if you think you can make a difference. Democrats already have a socialist voting with them. Go for socialism if you think it works. The dirty little secret is that most of the people who claim to be dissatisfied with the two party system are democrats who suffer from buyers remorse.
Police your own preference party, work on getting the best most capable honest hard working( not just loud talking) people in office. Problem fixed. but no takers, easier to just blame the other guy.
Exactly. Great Idea. You can all agree with ME and everything will be fine.
If we want to get this Nation; especially our Society and Government fixed we most definitely have to start agreeing on the definitions of Right and Wrong. If not, the problems cannot be corrected.No one has to agree.
All you have to do is just have one open election.
Keep the parties out of it entirely.
You can avoid tie run offs if people rank all the candidates instead of just voting for 1.
Until the realization that we are no more than a one party system, cloaked in the guise of choice, we will continue to devolveThey know they must keep us divided to continue the status quo of enriching and empowering themselves
The biggest problem in America is modern corporatism. Which is what created the divide on purpose.For my money, the biggest problem we have in US politics today is the lack of consensus. Partisan idiocy undermines everything we do, costing us money and lives. Our system actively discourages consensus and blocks out alternatives. Time to fix it.
Ideas?
I think both ranked-choice voting (to get rid of LO2E) and multi-rep districts (to reduce gerrymandering) would help a lot. Of course the problem is that any reform has to make it through the two-party shitshow before it can be implemented. And the partisans have an vested interest in preventing that.
Very true, but I see no evidence the American people are moving in this way en masse. The divisive tactics of the oligarchs and their controlled media continue to be very effective on too many Americans.Until the realization that we are no more than a one party system, cloaked in the guise of choice, we will continue to devolve
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I agree. Corporatism is a huge problem for the American people and has been for a long time. It has hollowed out many communities throughout the country. The two parties not only failed to stop this disaster, they supported it. Because they are both bought and paid for by big corporations.The biggest problem in America is modern corporatism. Which is what created the divide on purpose.
Everything you say, was done by design. To purposefully ensure the same politicians win over and over and over regardless of how bad the problems get.
I have a thread here explaining what happened in the paper industry beginning in the late 90s.
How China dumped the markets (illegal our government did nothing)
Over 300 paper mills in America closed permanently.
Over 75,000 full time jobs lost .
Then China came in and bought up the paper companies they put out of business.
They own two of the largest paper companies in Canada, and several in the United States.
By the time our corrupt government started to do something... it was already over.
By design.
what defines our system, between an oligarchy and democracy , may be enlightening GipVery true, but I see no evidence the American people are moving in this way en masse. The divisive tactics of the oligarchs and their controlled media continue to be very effective on too many Americans.
www.the-american-interest.com
I agree. Corporatism is a huge problem for the American people and has been for a long time. It has hollowed out many communities throughout the country. The two parties not only failed to stop this disaster, they supported it. Because they are both bought and paid for by big corporations.
For my money, the biggest problem we have in US politics today is the lack of consensus.
what quantifies that though?political consensus
what quantifies that though?
for ex, are we really being represented w/ 435 incumbents?
Juxtaposed to the fact we're 10X's the population since we came to said #??
What say that become 4350 representatives?
How's about we institute a draft vs election, think of public service as being obligatory , vs. winning the lottery
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The last thing we need is another politician.America needs, desperately, another George Washington—a unifying force in human form capable of uniting all Americans under one common goal. Such a person would have to first raise/recruit and lead an army against the forces of "darkness" tearing our nation asunder. His path would be one of bloody, intense internal domestic warfare. Hopefully, at the end of it, we'd be back on track. He would need to embody the Spirit of '76. He would be neither republican nor democrat nor independent nor whatever else half-ass party; he would identify only as American.
It’s pretty clear to some of us the oligarchy runs the country. They get what they want. The people have the power to change this, if we come together. However, we’re probably more divided than ever.what defines our system, between an oligarchy and democracy , may be enlightening Gip
Oligarchy and Democracy - The American Interest
Democratic institutions aren't sufficient in themselves to keep the wealthy few from concentrating political power.
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So you see it as a black and white issue. We must accept the corrupt system we have because otherwise we’ll get tyrannical communism. Do I have that right?Countries where political consensus isn't an issue aren't doing much better ...
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We must accept the corrupt system we have because otherwise we’ll get tyrannical communism. Do I have that right?
Right. And ranked choice voting would penalize that tendency toward extremism and reward parties for nominating candidates with broad appeal.Party primaries always instead select for the most extreme partisan possibility instead of the most common choice.
