• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    The two party system worked for a long time because both sides were committed to the idea that a functional government was a good thing.

    A multiple party system didn’t save Germany from Fascists. When enough citizens decide their fellow citizens are the problem decent government becomes impossible.

    • madejackson@lemmy.world
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      I wouldn’t say it worked. It was barely good enough while being quiet bad. Switzerland took usa’s system and made it better, so much better. Anno 1848