Auntie Oedipus (@Parasite@kolektiva.social):
One of the most toxic elements of democracy brain is viewing 51% as victory and 49% as defeat.
Auntie Oedipus (@Parasite@kolektiva.social):
One of the most toxic elements of democracy brain is viewing 51% as victory and 49% as defeat.
Well, what percentage do you propose be required for the winner? What if nobody obtains the required percentage? You just don’t change presidents? I see criticism here, but I don’t see alternatives.
Real democracies have more than two viable parties for a start
Can’t argue with you there.
Simply don’t have presidents, but councils.
Isn’t that essentially Congress?
Do you really think that the US is a soviet republic?
Okay, and what percentage of the vote is required to elect a council member? 51%?
Consensus, or at least 90%. But concil members aren’t representatives. They’re delegates.