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skeletal88 2 hours ago

It is because your congress and political system don't need coalition governments orvaby kind of agreements, winner takes it all. A true multy party system wpuld be mote flexible and less prone to catering to extremes on the left or right

sarchertech 2 hours ago | parent [-]

A multiparty systems has some advantages. But it also has flaws and it wasn’t able to stop Brexit.

And I don’t think a multiparty system would have been able to stop the rise of Trump all else being equal equal.

radiator 11 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

It seems you wish for a system which would be able to stop Brexit against the will of the people.

sarchertech 6 minutes ago | parent [-]

Maybe a system where more than a simple majority in a single popular poll is required to make monumental policy decisions.

Maken an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The UK Parliament was by all means a two-party system, with Labour in one side and the Tories in the other. If anything it has become more diverse post-Brexit. Compare that with the Bundestag, where no party has more than a quarter of the seats.

sarchertech 3 minutes ago | parent [-]

There were 7 major political parties in Germany in 1933, so I’m unsure that there is overwhelming evidence that more than 2 political parties is protective against extremism.

skeletal88 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

The uk doesnt really count, because it also has a fttp election system for the parliament, there are always 2 big parties and then some minor ones. Better example would be Germany.

sarchertech 3 minutes ago | parent [-]

There were 7 major political parties in Germany in 1933, so I’m unsure that there is overwhelming evidence that more than 2 political parties is protective against extremism.