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JAMES TYRONE's avatar

Jonah Goldberg also observes that both parties want to be minority parties. And, I think he’s onto something. As you state, the “Uncletifa” can lose and then continue to claim the 2020 election was stolen. They can also continue to cite their other grievances; e.g., white discrimination, etc. The same seems true of “The Squad” and their ilk. They appear on a path designed to turn moderates against them because of rigid requirement of radical policies. But, once out of the majority, they can return to complaining about injustice, rather than doing something about it, which is where they seem most comfortable. Governing is hard, and neither side seems to want to do it.

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John Brewer's avatar

A third party won't work, but maybe a fourth party will. Splintering off one of the parties will certainly cause that splintered party to lose. Splinter off both parties...and maybe there will be enough parity that it could work.

I think a better solution would be to have a media that reports the facts, and doesn't try to follow some set of talking points or "mostly peaceful" BS.

If the media was factual, believable, possibly people could make rational decisions...though I fear rationality left with social media.

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