Thread by @Dreamweasel

Thanks, New York Times, but I prefer more realistic scenarios like “Which Harry Potter Character Is Your Soul Mate?”

1. The American people do not have the attention span for 6 viable political parties
2. As it stands, we barely have two
3. They are nominally called “Democrats” & “Republicans”, in what I presume is a nod to tradition
4. More accurate party monikers would be “TRUMP” vs. “OTHER”

5. It is not news that most Americans hold views that fall outside the confines of our current Party designations
6. That is irrelevant to the pragmatic issues which Americans currently face

7. The GOP is currently a single, proto-fascist entity trying to destroy our democratic institutions
8. If we wish to preserve these aforementioned institutions, that requires the rest of us banding together behind an opposition Party with numbers sufficient to defeat them

9. The EC sucks
10. So does gerrymandering
11. Any system designed to marginalize the will of the people sucks
12. But we can’t change anything unless we’re in power
13. I wish more Democrats had the will to do that
14. And yes, that is a big reason why so many seek alternatives

15. Not to put too fine a point on it, but after the 2020 election the Republican Party FULLY ABANDONED the very idea of a “republic”
16. As I’ve said before, anyone who cites “voter fraud” after 60 unsuccessful attempts to prove it in court doesn’t really care about voter fraud