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In response to "What bery said. But here's the C&P" by Dr.Vermin

i actually think a 3rd real option balances, it's not so much 'us or them.'

Posted by Moneypandie (aka Andie) Nov 5 '12, 14:15

not that we have a third party in a position to run the country, but we have third (and fourth) parties that do and have run provinces. i think it moderates the extremes and keeps everyone more centric.

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Yeah, observing the American's pendulum effect from the outside does not make one feel that things are being kept in check. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 14:27 1
- *nods*, i feel that with a third party, if two parties become too extremely left or right, the third option ends up looking most sane. - Moneypandie Nov 5, 14:30
Thank you. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 14:25
And even larger numbers of multiple parties should work just fine if they had run-off elections or multiple candidate ranking. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 14:22 1
- It works OK in Germany and Sweden, but less well in, say, Italy and the Netherlands. -- nm - Roger More, attempting re-entry Nov 5, 14:28
I agree with Andie.....plus some of the best policy ideas in Canada has come from other parties....notably the NDP. -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 5, 14:19

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i actually think a 3rd real option balances, it's not so much 'us or them.'

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