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[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Both of the two major parties started out as third parties.

It is not 1842, and these parties were almost always within 2 party systems. Their history is full of factions splitting and just going back to 2 parties again. This is all way back when there was way less inertia and thats still how it worked.

The Democratic party’s brand is mud. People are sick of both parties. That’s the exact scenario that leads to successful third parties.

Ah yes, this third party will rise from the ashes of all the political dissidents and marginalized people killed in this totally brief and not worth worrying about period where the GOP has locked in control over government for decades as the democratic party split.

Do people literally just not think through anything? The other party doesn't just wait because you have an identity crisis. You have to fix the engine while you're driving because thats the real world and thats how it is.

You can't just imagine a fairytale and pretend its got a chance in hell of happening.