While the two party system is a huge problem, it doesn’t seem controversial to say that a very conscious and long-term strategy for getting away from it is necessary, especially now. Why wouldn’t anti-democratic forces try to exploit third parties to siphon off and neutralize anti-fascist opinions? I get that the Democrats have loooads of issues, but that doesn’t mean just anything else is better. Unfortunately smaller parties can oftentimes be even easier to influence. And even in the most ideal case where all third parties would be good-faith actors you still have the fundamental issue that splintering into smaller groups doesn’t work unless they would all agree on supporting the same candidate to win in the current American system. Very frustrating and by design, yes!
Republicans spend funds for the Green party to syphon votes from Democrats. Because they think Greens will not overtake Democrats,
This is not a case of corruption from the Greens but both the biggest parties trying to fund eachothers enemies.
It is also a tad ironic to accuse the Greens of corruption when top Democrats and Republicans are both actually directly heavily bribed by foreign AIPAC funds.
The Democrats investigated the Greens extensively. If they had Russian funding it would have come out.
The parties having too much dark foreign money are those beholden to AIPAC.
I don’t know about direct Russian funding, but it seems like the Russians have long used propaganda tools to generate false support on social media for Jill Stein https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russians-launched-pro-jill-stein-social-media-blitz-help-trump-n951166 And she has repeatedly chosen to hire/work with people very tightly tied with the MAGA movement https://www.salon.com/2024/09/23/jill-stein-paid-100000-to-a-consulting-firm-led-by-a-suspected-january-6-rioter/
While the two party system is a huge problem, it doesn’t seem controversial to say that a very conscious and long-term strategy for getting away from it is necessary, especially now. Why wouldn’t anti-democratic forces try to exploit third parties to siphon off and neutralize anti-fascist opinions? I get that the Democrats have loooads of issues, but that doesn’t mean just anything else is better. Unfortunately smaller parties can oftentimes be even easier to influence. And even in the most ideal case where all third parties would be good-faith actors you still have the fundamental issue that splintering into smaller groups doesn’t work unless they would all agree on supporting the same candidate to win in the current American system. Very frustrating and by design, yes!
Democrats spend funds for the Libertarian party to syphon votes from Republicans.
Hell, Democrats funded Donald Trump.
Republicans spend funds for the Green party to syphon votes from Democrats. Because they think Greens will not overtake Democrats,
This is not a case of corruption from the Greens but both the biggest parties trying to fund eachothers enemies.
It is also a tad ironic to accuse the Greens of corruption when top Democrats and Republicans are both actually directly heavily bribed by foreign AIPAC funds.