AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square445fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down1164
arrow-up1934arrow-down1message-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square445fedilink
minus-squareSibbolinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down4·3 months agoYou mean in the USA? I guess the more viable path is to campaign to fix their democracy from within the democratic party. And then make new parties.
minus-squaremerthyr1831@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·3 months agoYes that has worked really well so far
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoTo be far the US has seen many different parties come and go.
minus-squaresrecko@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·3 months agoSpliting from within the party is the usual way.
minus-squareMisterScruffy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoWhoever splits to the left will just be considered the new “spoiler 3rd party” by the mainstream liberals
You mean in the USA? I guess the more viable path is to campaign to fix their democracy from within the democratic party. And then make new parties.
Yes that has worked really well so far
To be far the US has seen many different parties come and go.
Spliting from within the party is the usual way.
Whoever splits to the left will just be considered the new “spoiler 3rd party” by the mainstream liberals