• DessalinesA
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    4 hours ago

    Alternative voting systems haven’t proven to be even the slightest obstacle to capitalist rule. Japan and Australia have alternative voting systems, and they’re still on the same far right path, still evict indigenous peoples, and still act as US military bases.

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      3 hours ago

      It’s not supposed to counter capitalism or any one political ideology. It’s supposed to create more proportional representation. If everyone in a city is a conservative, then ranked voting will still skew conservative.

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        Its impossible to have a government that represents the people, if capital stands above the political system.

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          You fix that by seizing the means of production, generally with unions.

          You protect union rights by both voting for candidates that will protect unions, and also fighting to unionize your own workplace.

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      But then you would be more likely to have counties voting for other parties. The electoral college would actually make more sense with ranked voting.

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      That’s because Australia is using the seat system, which is like a supercharged electoral college. Australia needs proportional representation.