• basmati@lemmus.org
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    12 hours ago

    Democrats have no interest in democracy or anything that weakens their corporate power, like rcv/star/democratic voting methods.

    • rigatti@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      I don’t think that’s true of all Democrats. Have there not been progressives pushing for alternative voting methods?

      • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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        10 hours ago

        Almost entirely signal boosted as proof of a carrot that both will most likely never arrive, and most likely won’t change anything even if it did arrive. There’s a large difference between individuals pushing for something and them actually managing to get them passed at a scale that matters.

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          25 minutes ago

          okay but it’s been passed in plenty of your states and that hasn’t been without democrat party support

          you don’t just change the system overnight - change like that can take a lifetime, and it starts with signalling to move the overton window

          • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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            19 minutes ago

            okay but it’s been passed in plenty of your states and that hasn’t been without democrat party support

            Very few states, actually, and it passed in Alaska in a Republican state. Overall, it has weak momentum.

            you don’t just change the system overnight - change like that can take a lifetime, and it starts with signalling to move the overton window

            How do you signal to “move the overton window?” Prayer?