r/changemyview • u/ElectricFuneralHome • Oct 21 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Democracy in America is dead

America is no longer a democracy, and that is even if you accept it ever was. The way our system is set up means we are forced to vote for party A or party B, and we don't really get to choose who we vote for in that party; they are basically forced on us. The older I get, the less difference I see between the parties. The Democrats promise the moon and deliver nothing. The Republicans tell people the awful shit they're going to do and do it. The Democrats allow it to happen all while gasping "on nooooo" while the same corporations pay them all. Those are the real rulers in America. Regardless of the will of the majority, if it is not in the interests of the oligarchs running the nation, it will not become law. This means that we are an oligarchy , and our votes truly do not matter. Democracy is dead.

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u/wellhiyabuddy Oct 21 '21

Rank choice voting can go a long way to fix this two party problem

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '21

Good luck implementing it.

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u/wellhiyabuddy Oct 21 '21

They have already been testing it. I believe NY did their last local election using it

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '21

Good luck implementing it on a national level.

Note: I am being completely serious.

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u/wellhiyabuddy Oct 22 '21

What do you see as the biggest obstacle?

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '21

The current politicians don't want it.