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Trying 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. (lemmy.world)

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

Well yes, obviously. The issue with today is that the incumbency of the system makes it hard to change

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