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		FredPret on Jan 6, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM “Someone disagrees with me” = “they’re rejecting reality” Do you realize how alienating this shit is to a centrist?

hmmm-i-wonder on Jan 6, 2025 [–]

I am a centrist. There have been a ton of studies on various sides of the spectrum highlighting issues with FPTP as a system.

Its not they disagree with _me_, they disagree with the overall state of political science and its years of research into the outcomes of systems, not just what people "want"

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