sounds reductive but it's totally the case. the only differences between the parties are stylistic differences, maybe some intentional differences but the intents are always destroyed by the outcomes, which is part of the designhttps://twitter.com/richimedhurst/status/1251413463815127041 …
Baudrillard notes that the illusion of duopoly is important, as this acts as a mechanism to relieve tension. An obvious monopoly on power, like with Charles I of England, lets people know which "body politic" to decapitate
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One is good, but one that appears to be two is even better. Pepsi or Coke. Without the other, why would either advertise?
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the differences between the 2 are always cast as how one side or another helps a very narrow band of people (GOP helps white working class, Dems help WOC seeking abortions) etc instead of having fundamentally different concepts of what a nation should be or function
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