alt Hacker NewsThe US only has two parties and decisions are decoupled from the wishes of the people.
It is already a stretch to call it a democracy - which is required to insist on democratic reasoning.
The US only has two parties and decisions are decoupled from the wishes of the people.
It is already a stretch to call it a democracy - which is required to insist on democratic reasoning.
The US only has two parties because people only want two parties. The "our team vs. other team" is so ingrained in US all thinking, people can't stop. Football is not played with three teams. The election system doesn't help, but there is nothing in the constitution that says "Only two parties".