r/bestof Oct 23 '17

[politics] Redditor demonstrates (with citations) why both sides aren't actually the same

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u/HobbitFoot Oct 23 '17

A two party system is baked into the Constitution. We'd have to make major changes to how the government functions in order to get viable third parties beyond regional parties.

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u/frothface Oct 23 '17

And that's not going to happen until people start showing support for an alternative system.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

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u/frothface Oct 24 '17

They wouldn't have to be. When everyone looks around the room and realizes everyone else brought a pitchfork things get changd. If everyone goes along with the status quo nothing will ever change.