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What I find to be bizarre as an outsider is the attitude in United States politics that there are only two parties and since one is clearly pretty evil, the other one must the good party and therefore can't be criticized. All this "fuck your 'but both sides' hurdy hurrrrr" shite the American liberals spew.
Do they not realize both parties are awful? One is quite a bit less awful, but it's still awful compared to any parties actually left of center or if just looked at objectively. If the United States had a third party who adhered to the politics of Bernie Sanders, there would be no question it would be superior to the Democrats. But they don't, so many people consider the Democrats beyond reproach.
What is wrong with all of them?
In a First Past the Post system this is the only party worth voting for. Many leftists advocate and donate for progressive causes but when it comes to election time there is no other sane alternative.
Yep and nobody alive today designed this system we all inherited it same as everyone. And if you ignore this system you simply guarantee yourself to being a lifetime loser.
I agree completely, first past the post is sheer idiocy and leads to dilemmas like what we're seeing now.
What I don't understand is this nigh worship of the Democratic party, where some adherents won't countenance the slightest criticism of their "team". One can still vote for the less bad party AND hold them accountable for their actions.
Would that be the same Bernie Sanders that endorses the Dem candidate and is disgusted by your attempts to fool people into helping billionaires get gigantic GOP tax cuts and overthrow democracy?
By my attempts? I don't live in your shit hole joke of a country. We have more than two political parties. I can make statements criticizing or about wanting more from my preferred party without other supporters coming back with absolutely ridiculous, smooth brained comments like yours. You can't even criticize my actual stated beliefs in my comments, you have to fabricate your little strawman first.
Fucking Americans. Just the smallest, most immature minds and worldviews you can imagine, yet you oversized toddlers collectively command so much of the world's power.
Edit: holy hell your post history is a dumpster fire of delusion. "Everyone who disagrees with me is a Russian troll!" I can't even imagine being the kind of person who requires that as a coping mechanism. I'm blocking you before reading any more of your comments makes me stupider.
Then you should have told us what your country is. It's perfectly fine to go with whoever you like most in a parliamentary system