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Old 01-08-2023, 10:44 AM   #8634
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Are 2 agendas fighting each other ideal? Are 5 in Canada ideal? Are 6 in Germany ideal? They also have 6 independents, so is that 12 agendas fighting each other? It doesn't seem to lead to instability in those countries. People would naturally find like minded others and tend to vote with them.
I think the Dutch House of Representatives has ~13 parties (plus a bunch of independents). It just turns into a coalition system.

I'm beginning to wonder if having a foundational part of your democracy becoming "reaching agreement and working with others with differing viewpoints" would be a very very good thing for what is happening in the US and to a some extent Canada.
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