Sunshine (she/her) to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 23 days agoBernie Sanders: Vote Harris because Gaza is ‘not the only issue’forward.comexternal-linkmessage-square416fedilinkarrow-up1939arrow-down138
arrow-up1901arrow-down1external-linkBernie Sanders: Vote Harris because Gaza is ‘not the only issue’forward.comSunshine (she/her) to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 23 days agomessage-square416fedilink
minus-square@EndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilink17•23 days ago Maybe the system is set up to limit the power of protest voting? It absolutely is set up that way. This may or may not have been the intent of our election system, but it is the outcome.
minus-square@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•edit-223 days agoI think there may be some conflict in the interpretation of “set up”. When you say it was “absolutely” set up that way, keep in mind that many if not most would interpret “set up” to definitively include intent.
minus-square@draneceusrex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•23 days agoWashington himself warned of the dangers of a 2 party system…
It absolutely is set up that way. This may or may not have been the intent of our election system, but it is the outcome.
I think there may be some conflict in the interpretation of “set up”. When you say it was “absolutely” set up that way, keep in mind that many if not most would interpret “set up” to definitively include intent.
Washington himself warned of the dangers of a 2 party system…
He warned about parties themselves.
Fair distinction.