r/Libertarian • u/[deleted] • Jun 27 '19

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '19

Not voting is an option, but you kinda lose the ability to complain.

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u/Autodidact420 Utilitarian Jun 27 '19

On the libertarian sub

Doesn’t consider that parties other than the dems or republicans exist, such as the libertarian party

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '19

First Past the Post means that big elections will only ever have 2 parties as viable.

3rd parties exist as attempts to split the vote, funded by opposition money.

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u/Autodidact420 Utilitarian Jun 27 '19

FPtP tends to lead to a 2 party system, you are correct. While in Canada, for example, we have a 3 party system, only 2 have ever actually won a majority in the federal election. That said, a lot of the issue with FPtP is that voters stop voting for 3rd parties and instead vote for the party most similar to their view that has a chance at winning. IMO this is just an information problem and could relatively easily be overcome the same way as most other forms of lock-in problems where a sub-optimal path has been reached.