but just because there’s one party doesn’t mean there isn’t debate or democracy within that party. Does anyone here seriously think the electoral discourse would be any worse off in say, the USA, if people had to actually weigh up individual candidates positions and policies, rather than writing “blue = good, red = bad” (or vice versa) on their hand in permanent marker and letting that decide for them for their entire political life?
Multiple parties just devolves into this team sport horse race bullshit
One Party + competitive primaries will inevitably devolve into the same condition as Many Parties, as factions within the party become pseudo-parties. That said, both of those sound better than a two-party system.