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We can’t tackle the climate crisis without voting reform (leftfootforward.org)

submitted 11 months ago by Syldon to c/uk_politics

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The last paragraph just about sums it all up.

The choice is Labour’s, to go on trying to secure narrow, shallow and occasional FPTP victories on policies only acceptable to those who want nothing to change, especially on climate, or mobilise and build the progressive majority that exists in our country. Infrequent, weak single party government or strong progressive alliances most of the time? The flick of a switch in terms of how we count votes is a game changer for progressives and the planet.

I don't want a system that relies on the least worst option. This system is low hanging fruit for abusive regimes with a war chest to spend on campaigns.

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[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

There is no reforming the system (the system, not the farce they let us "express our voice" through periodically that are elections), it is designed to resist reform, and any solution that is aiming for reform as its goal, WILL fail.

This is just more participation in their theatre, which is there to keep us from turning on the ruling class that enforces it so they can continue to oppress and exploit us.

[–] flamingos 5 points 11 months ago

This is just pure defeatism and an excuse to not put in any of the hard work needed to make things better. If this was true, the right-wing ruling class wouldn't spend billions on trying to influence your opinions and fostering this exact type of hopelessness.

[–] Syldon 5 points 11 months ago

You don't have any evidence to support that really though do you? My opinion is that nothing ventured nothing gained.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Reforming the current system is certainly an uphill battle but it has been done before – and without a coalition. Look at New Zeland.