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phdoofus t1_jahmnyi wrote

Reply to comment by hatersaurusrex in [OC] Self-Identified Party Affiliation in the US, 2004-2023 (Gallup source in comments) by Tyler_Zoro

Translation: "both sides are the same". Disagree, but you do you.

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Tyler_Zoro OP t1_jawkkm7 wrote

> "both sides are the same".

This is a very weak take.

If you're offered the choice of drinking poison or having your toenails ripped out, those options are absolutely not the same. But that doesn't mean that we should all line up in pro-toenail-ripping and pro-poison camps and start defending our tribalistic in-groups.

Both of those are terrible options even if they have radical and substantial differences, and we might even describe one as objectively "better" than that other. The fact that there are a myriad of other options is also important information.

Here in the US, political parties are locked down by the voting system we use. There is a substantial effort to move away from that voting system, which has seen major successes over the past 10-20 years, and continues to do so. Please support /r/EndFPTP and related communities in moving forward, rather than just pushing false dichotomies.

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hatersaurusrex t1_jaht015 wrote

Translation: Only idiots think Ric Flair is better than Dusty Rhodes, but WHOOOO do WHOOOOOOOOOO, baby.

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