• 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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        27 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

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          22 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?