Rich Puchalsky Nov 23, 2023
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.
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But that very system will now prevent those fascists from even forming a coalition, unlike the plurality-take-all systems like the US or UK.
I understand your later point, but systems that prevent sudden seizure of power are an important step forward.
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@spacehobo I don't know the Dutch right-wing parties, but in Sweden the traditional right bloc hemmed and hawed for one election cycle while traditional left and right blocs jockeyed for minority power and in the next the traditional right bloc welcomed the fascists for a solid parliamental majority.

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