Rich Puchalsky 
The Netherlands has a multi-party system just like reformers in the US want, reputable elections, biking infrastructure that people won't shut up about, a long tradition of social democracy, and just had a far-right election victory. The rise of fascism is not some trickery by Trump or the Russians or the US system: it's part of the world-wide failure of neoliberalism, which suppressed the left and then died.
Priscilla Haring-Kuipers@RichPuchalsky within our pluralistic system the green/labour combo also got a lot of votes, a lot more than last election. I am very unhappy with the amount of votes for right-wing PVV but it is not the only thing happening. Coalition still needs to be formed, because it is pluralistic the government is not simply formed by whoever has most votes (now PVV) because that is not a majority.
🍵 holly@priscillaharing @RichPuchalsky The US sorely needs a multi-party system, imo. With a 2-party system, neither party can be held accountable because people are voting more against the other "team" than for their own. People here in NL feel ok to shift parties when their party displays incompetence or betrays their principles, and in a democratie that needs to an option or people don't feel heard.
@holly @RichPuchalsky most of the PVV votes came from VVD (also right but milder) in which I guess people are finally now disappointed ☹️ other more right like FvD has been dying and BBB did less great too.. The ruin of populism is to let them rule and reality will make clear that there is no solution here (hey Brexit) but while ruining itself it will also bring out the worst in society and ruin the country. I really really hope we can quickly form a left-oriented government