They count on that, in a sense.
Serious question: do you know why/how FPTP voting inevitably leads to a duopoly? This is game theory.
When you know that, you know why abstaining / 3rd party voting is not, has never been, and can not be an effective way to cause change.
Paul Atkinson /
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2024-07-09 02:03:07
in reply to nevent1q…6c6q
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