In my country, it’s called “voting for the fox because the rooster is crowing out of tune”.

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    8 hours ago

    you didn’t read anything I said

    And if you did, you missed the point

    Point was: prevent the worst by using this system, which can easily be adopted by any government that originally had a FPTP system into a system with two elections for electing seats and another for run-off presidential elections

    Though, because of gerrymandering and how the system for electing seats may still be FPTP, it’ll still be damn awful

    I think Britain uses this system for something to research if you’re interested

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      8 hours ago

      I think Britain uses this system for something to research if you’re interested

      They do and it’s absolute dogshit, as a country that has more than 2 parties present in Parliament, which a healthy democracy should have, mathematically majority of the country is going to end up with an unwanted prime minister, usually 1 of the 2 largest parties. CGP Grey n veritasium explained the maths behind it and why it’s mathematically less democratic than proportional representation

      The states have it as well but on the extreme end, where it’s a duopoly shared by two both shit and corrupt parties.

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        7 hours ago

        Yeah, it’s ass, I was thinking of CGP Gray when I thought of Britain, but I would say it isn’t as ass as USA, the there are obvious and large® alternative parties available if they ever become big enough

        (I am not British nor American)