Democracy needs more than two parties. If you only have two, it ultimately means there's only one. The US is a prime example for that. The UK a close second. Democracy needs compromises. Which can be complicated. As an EU cititzen I know how complicated it can get. But I prefer the chaos over simplicity that reduces options. Especially in a world where the public opinion is formed on very few platforms that are owned by billionaires that don't care about democratic principles. Good night.
@jwildeboer The biggest contributor to this is the electoral system. Multi-party systems all use proportional representation electoral systems. You can argue which is the chicken and which is the egg, but without a PR electoral system you’re not going to get the sort of multi-party parliaments that are common in Europe (and New Zealand).
@jwildeboer 2-Party, First past the post voting means, you just need to spread misinformation about the 'other side' to win an election. It also effectively kills all other parties. And makes extremes out of the "main 2". It kills real choice. The US shows us how bad it can get. FPTP there, caused the culture wars, and the complete us-versus-them, hate politics. The UK will go the same way.
If you don't have a real choice, it's not real democracy.
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