• Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Someone downvoted you for spitting facts? Interesting. The two US parties are both right of centre, which gives an immediate imbalance. Small parties can have some bearing on their senior partners policies, like you say. I’m assuming Germany has local elections, mayoral elections etc. surely some of the smaller, more niche parties, pick up seats in those if they happen. Trends identified by smaller parties will get picked up by bigger parties, so they serve their worth there, too.

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      27 days ago

      Someone downvoted you for spitting facts? Interesting.

      Certainly not the first time this has happened.

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        23 days ago

        It’s wild. No matter how fond you might be of your opinion you’ve got to kick it to the curb when facts unravel it.

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            23 days ago

            I killed a lot of my sacred cows in my early twenties… but, yeah, good point all the same. I do understand that when you’ve held a belief for so long it is a trauma to a.) realise you’re wrong and b.) reprogramme your mindset. Nothing but respect for people that can accept this and move on.