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Fumesucker

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2. Sadly there will still be only two parties even if there are four of them

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 08:39 PM

Nov 2013

It's rather like naval warfare, there are only two kinds of vessels, submarines and targets.

Well, in American politics there are only punchers and punchees.

With the punchees being hippies of course.

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I'm Starting To Think... That In The Near/Soon Future... We're Gonna Have 4 Political Parties... [View all] WillyT Nov 2013 OP

The last one made me laugh out loud. Th1onein Nov 2013 #1

Sadly there will still be only two parties even if there are four of them Fumesucker Nov 2013 #2

as a sprucan sailor I can tell you there are 2 types of subs littlewolf Nov 2013 #17

There are only two types of people. Thor_MN Nov 2013 #19

1. People who don't get easily sidetracked and make sense NuclearDem Nov 2013 #22

It will still end up as two opposite sides unless we adopt a parliamentary Cleita Nov 2013 #3

How about "no" brooklynite Nov 2013 #4

And who will lead these new parties? randome Nov 2013 #5

I see three, eventually. Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 #6

Ah yes, we moderates are "illegitimate" brooklynite Nov 2013 #16

We have essentially one with power now woo me with science Nov 2013 #7

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #8

100% correct. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #11

We are in a winner take all system. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2013 #9

the dems and pooks collude to keep 3rd parties from access to the ballot box. KG Nov 2013 #10

I think that would be great. I really hope it happens. morningfog Nov 2013 #12

me too. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #13

I could live with that, actually. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #14

Well spoken. But 3 and 4 will be forced to merge, and that is the boomersense Nov 2013 #15

I've already got a few TxDemChem Nov 2013 #18

I love the idea of the Left/Progressive splitting from the Corporate Dems. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #20

The 2 party system is designed to allow a little over 1/8 of the public to control the government FarCenter Nov 2013 #21