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@floofloof @FreshParsnip
I wish Canadians would realise they are voting for the same policies, but all the newspapers are owned by a Republican American, and they dont know.
I’ve voted against conservatives in every election for 25 years and not once had the person I voted for won.
I’m WELL aware but feel absolutely powerless to do anything about it and since I’m not a god damned millionaire or even own my own business, no one gives a flying fuck about my opinions. And it’s always the conservative party that wins.
@Jarix
Fair Vote Canada works hard against just that. That exactly. Making each and every vote matter in the legislature.
They work for very popular prortional representation.
Canada
https://www.fairvote.ca/
In the UK
https://electoral-reform.org.uk/support-for-proportional-representation-hits-record-high-according-to-new-research/
In the states you’ll have to find a state organization. Many states looking. Alaska put in a runoff system and successfully removed a famous unrepresentative pol.
Proportional voting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional/_representation
Thank you, I’ll take a look.
When JT win and promised FPTP would end, then IMMEDIATELY turned 180 on it was my last straw of hope. Now my vote just feels like an absolute waste and a kick in the nuts. But I’ll keep voting, I don’t even know why but I recognize it as the absolute least of effort a citizen should do if they want to be a part of the place they belong.
It just sucks how much money matters more than anything else