| vivster said: Do you have any examples from this century? You know, that century with a completely dismantled democracy, low voter turnout and internet propaganda that is radicalizing voters while keeping as many voters as possible away from the polls? The first thing that has to happen before people actually vote for a 3rd party is to gain the ability to actually vote. You need reforms first for that. It's a vicious cycle and the only way to break it is by either a coup or at least 3 terms in full democratic control. |
In which ways was the United States during the freaking Gilded Age or before black people and women had the de-facto right to vote more deserving of the label "democracy" than the 21st century U.S? Was there more democracy when there were literal poll taxes and literacy tests?
In much of the U.S, particularly the regions where the People's Party would be most successful (Washington,Oregon, California, New York, Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts, etc) voter suppression is minimal. If Democrats want to run a campaign to regain voting rights in Georgia, more power to them. Meanwhile in the rest of the country we can continue progressing beyond that.
Not every state has the sort of voter suppression you find in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, etc.
