the number of parties doesn't actually say much about the quality of the democracy. you can have a one-party state that is also a vigorously democrat. you can have a multi-party system the 3 parties, 4, 5... idk maybe up to 7 or 8 on the scoreboard. especially with proportional representation.
most leftists accept the one-party can be democratic (not that is always is, but that is can be), and of course, that 3 or more can be democratic.
but somehow 2, well that is one is always just a rotten duopoly that needs to be broken up somehow.
but you will never do it as long as there is first-past-the-post and winner-take-all. are will always be two-party.
not even really parties, more like lanes to run in. loose coalitions of caucuses that in a multi-party system wouldn't even be allied.
but what makes it still democrat is that we have robust government-run primary elections, that is where most of the democracy actually happens.
We own your vote! It's called democracy, theres only 2 choices and we're the good guys! you have to vote for us!
the number of parties doesn't actually say much about the quality of the democracy. you can have a one-party state that is also a vigorously democrat. you can have a multi-party system the 3 parties, 4, 5... idk maybe up to 7 or 8 on the scoreboard. especially with proportional representation.
most leftists accept the one-party can be democratic (not that is always is, but that is can be), and of course, that 3 or more can be democratic.
but somehow 2, well that is one is always just a rotten duopoly that needs to be broken up somehow.
but you will never do it as long as there is first-past-the-post and winner-take-all. are will always be two-party. not even really parties, more like lanes to run in. loose coalitions of caucuses that in a multi-party system wouldn't even be allied.
but what makes it still democrat is that we have robust government-run primary elections, that is where most of the democracy actually happens.