Harold Pinter acknowledgement speech

[Occhidiangela]

This isnt something I made by the way. Game theory shows it over and over that a 2 party system moves both parties to the center of the whole populace. The icecream vendors positioning themselves on a beach is the classic example.

We have a 2 party sysem because its the nature of our election process not because the 2 current paties are trying hold a 3rd one down(they are trying to do that of course though.)
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While a two party system does ensure a reasonably robust opposition, which is a check/balance feature required for open government, the tendency to grow together may not be a best case solution, it may be "a best that can be managed" solution.

It is in the interests of those who are partisans, backers of parties, but not inside the political box, to limit their choices: the more parties that exist, the more influence pedaling and expense they go through.

What happens, policy wise, is a frequent use of false dillema to define policy choices "there are only two choices, ours and theirs."

What about that third thing? Even a dead lock breaking compromise does not create a viable third course of action, merely a modification to one of the two previous courses of action.

Occhi