foolm0r0n posted...
I do think the proportional vote is better but I mostly don't care about the whole election layer of the system. The power gained in the election is the biggest issue, and the unbalanced power promised by US federal elections makes it impossible to have a just system. Other countries like Russia and Iraq have the same issue. You're electing despots, whether it's a "fair" election or not. You can't solve it with an election system. It's like putting nuclear bombs behind a fancy encrypted lock system - the existential danger is still gonna be there.
Ok but id still rather have the layer of encryption.
Like yes Russia has a similarly powerful president but the blatant unfairness of the elections has resulted in an absolute unchanging dictatorship that, even in your dimmest view of the US, DOESNT exist here