The Picard Maneuver to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 5 months agoHow did he know?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1872arrow-down112
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minus-square@frezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilink21•5 months agoPolitical parties in general. The problems specific to a two-party systems weren’t understood yet. Being that the United States was figuring out how a modern democracy should work as it went, that’s not surprising.
minus-square@lemmyhavesome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•5 months agoThe founders went for a “winner takes all” system, and the two party system emerged from that, as an unforseen (but natural) consequence.
Political parties in general. The problems specific to a two-party systems weren’t understood yet. Being that the United States was figuring out how a modern democracy should work as it went, that’s not surprising.
The founders went for a “winner takes all” system, and the two party system emerged from that, as an unforseen (but natural) consequence.