the endgame where Discourse actually increases human freedom, which the right is now catching up to the left's long experience working toward, is the one where fractal factionalism over increasingly obscure points keeps any ideology from growing too large to drown in a bathtub
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the solution to two-party US electoral politics isn't to forge a party large enough to challenge the Democrats and Republicans, it's to peel people off the Democrats and Republicans until you can challenge them with the attendance of a largish birthday party
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this is already the trend (accept in the Media, which is more partisan than ever) but needs to accelerate as much as possible. in some states there are already more people who are "unaffiliated" than members of any party.
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presidential year election turnouts are stuck at around 60%, midterms and off years much lower. the non-voters alone, if they voted as a block (unlikely but bear with me) could beat the typical turnout of either of the major parties.
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almost makes me feel like there's hope for that most beautiful of dreams, "none of the above" winning
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