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[–] angband@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Because the rich own the government via the two party circus.

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[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 5 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

They’d still own it with a three or four or five party system, or a no party system.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 hour ago

It's a principal agent problem. With liquid democracy they'd need to bribe literally everyone.

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