@Jiminez “You implied that the two party system is the most effective form of governance.”
I can see again that you don’t read what I write. I shall try to explain once again in hopes you won’t ignore it again.
What I am trying to show you is the technical or game theory reasons why a democratic system eventually evolves into a two party system when you use winner-take-all voting. I am not implying this is the best form of governance. I’m just trying to explain why any efforts to start a third party are a waste of time and effort.
I totally wish that there was a mainstream party that represents my views. There isn’t. So my best hope is to work within the Democratic party, and that’s what I do.
I understand that you are casting about for ways that you can get your views to be reflected in legislation and governance. I can support that idea, even if we might disagree on policy (I’m not actually sure if we do). However, you seem to think that when I explain the real world reasons why your ideas won’t get you what you want, you seem to take this personally, and attack me, by making me into a straw man that you can shoot your disdainful barbs at.
You can do what you want. You can tilt at windmills if you want. I’ve been doing it most of my life and I’m tired of it. I want to make a difference; a real difference in the lives of many people. I spent more than a decade of my life working for universal coverage under a single payer system. I applaud efforts to go for universal coverage now, although they won’t work without single payer. I hope that after trying everything that doesn’t work, we Americans will finally try the thing that does.