Captain Superlative@CptSuperlative@toot.cat
Why does the US have a 2 party system when other countries have multiple parties?
It's not exactly true that other countries have 3+ party systems. Usually, almost always in fact, 3+ party countries have 2 dominant coalitions of parties - or mega parties.
In both cases, the binary is the result of a First Past The Post system of voting. In the US, it's at the individual candidate level. In many other countries, it's at the government forming stage.
Aren't all of the US's political dysfunctions due to its 2 party system?
See above. The US's system is not as unique as it may appear.
Indeed, the US's problems are not, unfortunately, unique to the US.
Are you really saying you like the US's 2 party system?
I didn't say that. I said it's harder to avoid than most people assume. Especially when they assume their government doesn't operate under a 2 party system.
What I don't like is First Past The Post systems because they throw away 49% of the voters' preferences. I MUCH prefer ranked choice systems.
(Video is painfully dated but short and accurate - a relic of a previous VOA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcHvww8ZUS8