It's a two-party system and those two parties are the Democrats and the Republicans IMO. I'm honestly surprised that there's disagreement about this. Yes there are more than two points of view and two ways of thinking about things but somehow in 2016 94% of voters cast a ballot for the nominee of one of these two parties. Americans largely decided to disregard their own views and vote for one of these two candidates because that's how the system works. If you don't vote for "the lesser of two evils" then you're "throwing your vote away". Or so thinks roughly 94% of the voting population.
Citation needed- If you are in here trying to change minds, then the burden of proof is on you. You suggest there is a cycle that, as a result of our government's own operation, automatically creates and perpetuates two parties. I suggest that is not the case, and that at times only one party really exists.
Also explained that one way of detecting a captured party would be to look at its success rate at passing new legislation enacting its stated policies and repealing the legislation of the opposing party.
If any given dictator had placed an "R" and a "D" next to names on the ballots of their "free elections" , would they have had a "two party" system? Two party implies there are two , opposing factions attempting to control things and take power. If you want to show there is indeed a two party system in play, then simply suggesting that different labels are used is hardly evidence of that, is it?
If the majority of both parties feel like they are voting for the "lesser of two evils" then please provide data showing that. I would not be at all surprised that was the case in the last election cycle..given the abject nature and criminal offenses of Clinton were so bad that even Democrats couldn't ignore them.. ( I still find it very interesting that Democrats find Trump unfit for office because of locker room banter about pussy, but Bill Clinton is accepted even when its proven he sexually harasses interns. Tribal loyalty is very strong with Democrats.)
but I certainly don't think most Democrats thought of Obama as "the lesser of two evils" - or are you suggesting that Obama was also bad candidate and evil?
I suspect that support among Democrats for Obama was High and that they voted for Obama because they believed in him, not because they felt he would suck, but would be marginally better than McCain or Romney.
What level of education do you have, and what are you trained in, if I may ask?
Did your education include a course on logic and fallacy?
Or is Syzygy's description of your tactics accurate? Do you intend to simply ignore and refuse to respond to the points I make, because you have no intention of engaging in a good faith discussion?
Here are some charts of my own: Can you stay above level 4 on this chart? Will you follow the flow chart? If you can't, why would any person want to converse with you?