@seb321 @ReggieHere @jawarajabbi
and in the usa it's just all or nothing
the problem is we have an ancient antiquated crude form of democracy, and we never adjusted
more modern forms of democracy like in the uk: it's simply more sophisticated, more robust, better thought out forms of democracy
you drifted away from monarchy. we drift towards it
which is all very ironic considering the drama when we split from the uk, and our rhetoric at the time
@jawarajabbi @ReggieHere @benroyce Neither system was implemented with fairness in mind though. They were both imposed by a wealthy elite to ensure they kept power to themselves while giving just enough of a say to the masses to stop them revolting. Only reluctantly did they widen suffrage to include first non-aristocratic men and eventually women. I assume the same sort of process happened in the US? No votes for slaves I imagine?
@seb321 @jawarajabbi @ReggieHere
oh yeah absolutely
and all we can do is further agitate for even more improvements to our flawed democracies
in the usa ranked choice voting is gradually working its way in here and there
this is exciting because with ranked choice people can vote their conscience free and clear. third parties will become stable. and no more dreary dreary strategy with their vote that turns so many people off from voting
@ReggieHere @benroyce @jawarajabbi and there are pivotal moments. As mentioned above, the rise of the Labour Party in the early 20th century was enabled by voting reform in the late 19th century. Still just men, but more ordinary men. You have to hope that the shock of what Trump has been able to do will lead to further voting reform in the US.
