AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down18
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoI don’t think they really existed yet in his era. You’ve got to remember that Australia, a much younger country, invented the secret ballot. It was known as the “Australian Ballot” for a long time.
minus-squarebradinutah@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoBetter systems existed but to your point, they were not well known. Leaders today, with access to Wikipedia if not researchers with Nobel prizes, do NOT have this excuse.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoWell yes, obviously. The issue with today is that the incumbency of the system makes it hard to change
I don’t think they really existed yet in his era. You’ve got to remember that Australia, a much younger country, invented the secret ballot. It was known as the “Australian Ballot” for a long time.
Better systems existed but to your point, they were not well known.
Leaders today, with access to Wikipedia if not researchers with Nobel prizes, do NOT have this excuse.
Well yes, obviously. The issue with today is that the incumbency of the system makes it hard to change