[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Ok. Which is yours? What's your pitch?

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Where along the DNC's journey to the right do you hop off? Is it never? When do you hop off the electoral trend and join the Revolutionary trend?

And what is this revolutionary trend doing? Is there a plan? Because "let's get Trump elected and hope for the best" really isn't a great pitch

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Can we convince them that billionaires are eating pets

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

Lol you're the one not making any sense, but sure

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

FTPT is just another convenient fearmongering excuse.

No, it's reality.

I know very well how it works.

I don't think you do. Biden has nothing to do with it. Democrats have nothing to do with it. Go read up.

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

It's not a matter of politics. We could be voting on which salad dressing to use, and FPTP will always devolve into only two parties (Caesar and Italian, perhaps?). Go read those links I shared.

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 5 points 5 days ago

And without something like RCV, the greens can never win.

You're presenting a safe with the key locked inside.

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

What false premise?

The revolutionary isn't loyal to party, only principle

So the principle you are loyal to is...we get to be led by Democrats or Republicans, forever and forever?

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

No, you are flat out wrong. Read the links I shared. Statistically, it is nearly impossible for a third party to win under FPTP; you may as well buy lottery tickets. The most a third party can do is create a spoiler effect. This is regardless of being on the ballot or campaigning a lot.

The voting system must be changed. Neither the Democrats or the Republicans will advocate for this, however, since they both enjoy having roughly half the pie.

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

There was a rumor to that effect, yes. But I think it was mostly a meme 😂

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 10 points 5 days ago

largest obstacle maintaining duopoly

The duopoly is maintained by First Past the Post. If we want meaningful change, we must change the voting system.

https://ncase.me/ballot/ http://zesty.ca/voting/sim/ https://cdsmithus.medium.com/simulating-elections-with-spatial-voter-models-1ff50892390

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 36 points 5 days ago

Hollywood budgets are insane these days.

I watched Godzilla -1. That movie was fucking boss, and apparently its budget was only $15 million. That's less than they spent removing the CGI buttholes from Cats.

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