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Fractalguy: /* Breaking the Two-Party System */

2025-07-07T10:44:03Z

Breaking the Two-Party System

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	What we often fail to realize is that the actual parties are made up of a handful of local volunteers in every locality across the nation. If a different handful of [[like]]-minded activists decide to join their local party [[organizations]], they can quickly gain a majority and hence determine the [[future]] direction of that party.		What we often fail to realize is that the actual parties are made up of a handful of local volunteers in every locality across the nation. If a different handful of [[like]]-minded activists decide to join their local party [[organizations]], they can quickly gain a majority and hence determine the [[future]] direction of that party.

	We have already seen this happen in the Republican party, with the Tea Party of the Obama years moving them significantly towards [[libertarianism]] and anti-establishmentarianism, and then the MAGA movement taking over a few years later. The Republican party is completely different today because handfuls of highly motivated people across many localities joined their local party [[organizations]] and voted to change its direction.		We have already seen this happen in the Republican party, with the [[wikipedia:Tea_Party_movement\|Tea Party]] of the [[wikipedia:Barack_Obama\|Obama]] years moving them significantly towards [[libertarianism]] and anti-establishmentarianism, and then the MAGA movement taking over a few years later. The Republican party is completely different today because handfuls of highly motivated people across many localities joined their local party [[organizations]] and voted to change its direction.

	Now, what if the ''sane'' people did that? Granted it's more difficult because they tend to have more [[friends]], [[family]] that talks to them, and generally richer lives that leave less [[time]] for volunteering at the local precinct. [[Political]] [[grifters]] make this stuff their [[job]], how can people with real [[jobs]] compete?		Now, what if the ''sane'' people did that? Granted it's more difficult because they tend to have more [[friends]], [[family]] that talks to them, and generally richer lives that leave less [[time]] for volunteering at the local precinct. [[Political]] [[grifters]] make this stuff their [[job]], how can people with real [[jobs]] compete?

Fractalguy: /* Breaking the Two-Party System */

2025-07-07T10:42:14Z

Breaking the Two-Party System

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	Before we can implement structural changes like [[wikipedia:Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_United_States\|ranked choice voting]], banning [[wikipedia:Gerrymandering\|gerrymandering]], getting rid of the [[wikipedia:Electoral_college\|electoral college]], and others that would fundamentally change the two-party [[balance of power]], we must start by taking over the local party apparatuses and filling them with people who support these policies. If we don't have enough volunteers yet to accomplish this, then we need to have one-on-one conversations to spread this [[meme]] until we do.		Before we can implement structural changes like [[wikipedia:Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_United_States\|ranked choice voting]], banning [[wikipedia:Gerrymandering\|gerrymandering]], getting rid of the [[wikipedia:Electoral_college\|electoral college]], and others that would fundamentally change the two-party [[balance of power]], we must start by taking over the local party apparatuses and filling them with people who support these policies. If we don't have enough volunteers yet to accomplish this, then we need to have one-on-one conversations to spread this [[meme]] until we do.

			[[wikipedia:Entryism\|Entryism]] is the term used to describe the process where people intentionally join a larger [[Organizations\|organization]] in order to influence its [[ideology]].

	In this video, [https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdamConover Adam Conover] makes a similar point. Civic [[organizations]], [[unions]], and party participation used to be how [[progress]] got made. We need to rebuild these [[communities]] to take the 2-party system back from the oligarchs.		In this video, [https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdamConover Adam Conover] makes a similar point. Civic [[organizations]], [[unions]], and party participation used to be how [[progress]] got made. We need to rebuild these [[communities]] to take the 2-party system back from the oligarchs.

Fractalguy: /* History of Democracy */

2025-05-28T21:34:17Z

History of Democracy

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	== History of Democracy ==		== History of Democracy ==

	A great video outlining the [[history]] and evolution of modern [[democracy]]. The way it has spread makes it seem like an [[inevitable]] [[cultural attractor]].		A great video outlining the [[history]] and evolution of modern democracy. The way it has spread makes it seem like an [[inevitable]] [[cultural attractor]].
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYwnPvuTQE\|\|center\|The Evolution of World Democracies\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYwnPvuTQE\|\|center\|The Evolution of World Democracies\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 21:33, 28 May 2025

2025-05-28T21:33:50Z

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2vhyiJn8Bc\|\|center\|12 Types of Democracy Explained\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2vhyiJn8Bc\|\|center\|12 Types of Democracy Explained\|frame}}

			== History of Democracy ==

			A great video outlining the [[history]] and evolution of modern [[democracy]]. The way it has spread makes it seem like an [[inevitable]] [[cultural attractor]].
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYwnPvuTQE\|\|center\|The Evolution of World Democracies\|frame}}

	== Necessary for Freedom ==		== Necessary for Freedom ==

Fractalguy at 18:12, 24 February 2025

2025-02-24T18:12:32Z

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	Since all of the [[wikipedia:Quality_of_life\|happiest countries]] are democracies, and there is no [[reason]] to [[believe]] that any of the inherently [[authoritarian]] alternatives would better serve their citizens in the long run, it's pretty easy to conclude that democracy [[represents]] a [[political]] [[best practice]].		Since all of the [[wikipedia:Quality_of_life\|happiest countries]] are democracies, and there is no [[reason]] to [[believe]] that any of the inherently [[authoritarian]] alternatives would better serve their citizens in the long run, it's pretty easy to conclude that democracy [[represents]] a [[political]] [[best practice]].

			[https://www.wi-phi.com/modules/democracy/ Take the Wi-Phi Democracy Learning Module]

	== Democratic Best Practices ==		== Democratic Best Practices ==

Fractalguy: /* Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy */

2025-02-14T13:47:19Z

Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy

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	== Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy ==		== Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy ==
	The rising popularity of [[anarcho-capitalism]] among the [[Crypto-bros\|crypto-bro]] class has led many to explore alternatives to democracy. Most tend towards the [[creation]] of [[wikipedia:Balaji_Srinivasan#The_Network_State\|Network States]] that resemble the corpo compounds depicted in their favorite [[wikipedia:Cyberpunk\|cyberpunk]] novels, but somehow [[utopian]] instead of dystopian, as every single one of those [[authors]] meant to portray it.		The rising popularity of [[anarcho-capitalism]] among the [[Crypto-bros\|crypto-bro]] class has led many to explore alternatives to democracy. Most tend towards the [[creation]] of [[wikipedia:Balaji_Srinivasan#The_Network_State\|Network States]] that resemble the corpo compounds depicted in their favorite [[wikipedia:Cyberpunk\|cyberpunk]] novels, but somehow [[utopian]] instead of dystopian, as every single one of those [[authors]] meant to portray it. <blockquote>''“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, [[fascism]] comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”'' -[[wikipedia:Albert_Camus\|Albert Camus]] </blockquote>For those that see themselves as the all-powerful rulers of those corporations, it represents a [[society]] that is free from the [[balance of power]] provided by [[government]]. It will give them the [[freedom]] to experiment with new [[technologies]] and forms of [[Society\|social organization]] without the slow and uncertain process of having to build majority consensus for your [[ideas]]. For fans of the [[wikipedia:Fallout_(franchise)\|Fallout]] [[games]], this is basically the [https://80.lv/articles/the-true-purpose-of-fallout-vaults-revealed/ Vault-Tec master plan]. [https://gamerant.com/fallout-vault-tec-disturbing-experiments/]

	For those that see themselves as the all-powerful rulers of those corporations, it represents a [[society]] that is free from the [[balance of power]] provided by [[government]]. It will give them the [[freedom]] to experiment with new [[technologies]] and forms of [[Society\|social organization]] without the slow and uncertain process of having to build majority consensus for your [[ideas]]. For fans of the [[wikipedia:Fallout_(franchise)\|Fallout]] [[games]], this is basically the [https://80.lv/articles/the-true-purpose-of-fallout-vaults-revealed/ Vault-Tec master plan]. [https://gamerant.com/fallout-vault-tec-disturbing-experiments/]

	The failures of American democracy are given as the biggest evidence for these arguments, that happen to be promoted by the American [[oligarch]] [[billionaires]] who would benefit the most from from them. They rarely mention the relative success that other countries without 2-party gridlock have been able to make, since that success is defined by their [[happiness]] and [[balance of power]], not their ability to produce bigger [[billionaires]].		The failures of American democracy are given as the biggest evidence for these arguments, that happen to be promoted by the American [[oligarch]] [[billionaires]] who would benefit the most from from them. They rarely mention the relative success that other countries without 2-party gridlock have been able to make, since that success is defined by their [[happiness]] and [[balance of power]], not their ability to produce bigger [[billionaires]].

Fractalguy: /* Forms of Democracy */

2025-02-10T23:19:51Z

Forms of Democracy

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	<br>Now, let's see what some our [[Technology\|tech]] [[billionaires]] think about democracy.		<br>Now, let's see what some our [[Technology\|tech]] [[billionaires]] think about democracy.

	In this [[podcast]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA Ezra Klein and James Pogue] have an excellent conversation about the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA political and cultural forces behind the Broligarchy]. ~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA]~~		In this [[podcast]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA Ezra Klein and James Pogue] have an excellent conversation about the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA political and cultural forces behind the Broligarchy].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/daNlhwAWnMA\|\|center\|MAGA's Big Tech Divide\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/daNlhwAWnMA\|\|center\|MAGA's Big Tech Divide\|frame}}
	~~<br>~~

	This video is one of the best introductions to the anti-democracy [[philosophy]] of the [[crypto-bros]].		This video is one of the best introductions to the anti-democracy [[philosophy]] of the [[crypto-bros]].

Fractalguy: /* Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy */

2025-02-10T23:19:04Z

Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy

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	In this [[podcast]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA Ezra Klein and James Pogue] have an excellent conversation about the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA political and cultural forces behind the Broligarchy]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA]		In this [[podcast]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA Ezra Klein and James Pogue] have an excellent conversation about the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA political and cultural forces behind the Broligarchy]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNlhwAWnMA]

			{{#ev:youtube\|https://youtu.be/daNlhwAWnMA\|\|center\|MAGA's Big Tech Divide\|frame}}
			<br>

	This video is one of the best introductions to the anti-democracy [[philosophy]] of the [[crypto-bros]].		This video is one of the best introductions to the anti-democracy [[philosophy]] of the [[crypto-bros]].
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TR8JqWXQO4\|\|center\|Groypers\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TR8JqWXQO4\|\|center\|Groypers\|frame}}
	<br>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sLn8GKzNAPQ Hostile Government Takeover (EDM Remix)]		<br>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sLn8GKzNAPQ Hostile Government Takeover (EDM Remix)]

	== Breaking the Two-Party System ==		== Breaking the Two-Party System ==
	[[File:Jefferson-adams-washington-no-parties.jpeg\|thumb\|400x400px\|Perhaps a parliamentary system would've been better then?]]		[[File:Jefferson-adams-washington-no-parties.jpeg\|thumb\|400x400px\|Perhaps a parliamentary system would've been better then?]]

Fractalguy: /* Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy */

2025-02-10T23:03:12Z

Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy

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	The [[wikipedia:Groypers\|Groypers]] are another anti-democratic online movement that [[evolved]] from [[trolling]] [[culture]] into overt [[racism]], [[fascism]], and [[wikipedia:Christian_nationalism\|Christian Nationalism]]. They steer a significant portion of the conversation on [[social media]] due to their inherently [[outrage]]-friendly takes on the issues that work just as well for the [[algorithm]] as they work [[Incel\|poorly in their dating lives]].		The [[wikipedia:Groypers\|Groypers]] are another anti-democratic online movement that [[evolved]] from [[trolling]] [[culture]] into overt [[racism]], [[fascism]], and [[wikipedia:Christian_nationalism\|Christian Nationalism]]. They steer a significant portion of the conversation on [[social media]] due to their inherently [[outrage]]-friendly takes on the issues that work just as well for the [[algorithm]] as they work [[Incel\|poorly in their dating lives]].
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TR8JqWXQO4\|\|center\|Groypers\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TR8JqWXQO4\|\|center\|Groypers\|frame}}
	<br>		<br>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sLn8GKzNAPQ Hostile Government Takeover (EDM Remix)]
	~~{{#ev:youtube\|~~https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sLn8GKzNAPQ~~\|\|center\|~~Hostile Government Takeover (EDM Remix)~~\|frame}}~~

	== Breaking the Two-Party System ==		== Breaking the Two-Party System ==
	[[File:Jefferson-adams-washington-no-parties.jpeg\|thumb\|400x400px\|Perhaps a parliamentary system would've been better then?]]		[[File:Jefferson-adams-washington-no-parties.jpeg\|thumb\|400x400px\|Perhaps a parliamentary system would've been better then?]]

Fractalguy: /* Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy */

2025-02-10T23:02:24Z

Undermining Democracy Isn't Edgy

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	The [[wikipedia:Groypers\|Groypers]] are another anti-democratic online movement that [[evolved]] from [[trolling]] [[culture]] into overt [[racism]], [[fascism]], and [[wikipedia:Christian_nationalism\|Christian Nationalism]]. They steer a significant portion of the conversation on [[social media]] due to their inherently [[outrage]]-friendly takes on the issues that work just as well for the [[algorithm]] as they work [[Incel\|poorly in their dating lives]].		The [[wikipedia:Groypers\|Groypers]] are another anti-democratic online movement that [[evolved]] from [[trolling]] [[culture]] into overt [[racism]], [[fascism]], and [[wikipedia:Christian_nationalism\|Christian Nationalism]]. They steer a significant portion of the conversation on [[social media]] due to their inherently [[outrage]]-friendly takes on the issues that work just as well for the [[algorithm]] as they work [[Incel\|poorly in their dating lives]].
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TR8JqWXQO4\|\|center\|Groypers\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TR8JqWXQO4\|\|center\|Groypers\|frame}}
			<br>
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sLn8GKzNAPQ\|\|center\|Hostile Government Takeover (EDM Remix)\|frame}}

	== Breaking the Two-Party System ==		== Breaking the Two-Party System ==