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I think the USA has to undergo a massive cultural shift to be better. The problem isn't the form of government, the problem is America.
we're not currently a democracy so if you could ban the duoparty at the same time a lot of stuff would get better and anti-imperialism would get a lot more attention, but we're miles off into a ridiculous hypothetical anyway as soon as electoral reform is brought up
:yea: I'm pretty much just approaching this from a "how long could a pufferfish survive in low earth orbit" level of hypothetical curiosity
I do think that a better electoral system could be a contributing factor towards a cultural shift. As it is now Americans cannot see a world which can be collectively improved because Americans have no clear path for that collective improvement. In theory a more parliamentary system would open up a path, and that could help more Americans see oh, actually maybe we CAN make the world a better place.
I think in practice the capital classes still wouldn't let it happen but as it is now it is literally impossible to use electoralism for good, where in a parliamentary system it can still be extremely difficult but it isn't necessarily impossible.
This makes sense to me 👍
That implies Americans want to make the world a better place. The white American would rather die than see non-white American lives improved. They especially do not want non-Americans to benefit from better policies. The cruelty is the point and fascism is a death cult.
You're more likely to see an emergence of additional far right parties than even the most milquetoast of reformers. We'd have the Tea Party and Alt-Right Party as official parties with their own politicians.