After living in Germany for three years, we have seen this play out. It’s not perfect, but it’s a LOT better than how things are done in the US. It is more stable. People aren’t so politically divided. Germans don’t talk much at all about politics among friends. More people are better represented and it’s really amazing how the coalition governments have to comprise to get anything done. Also, politicians aren’t allowed to campaign until 6 weeks before the election. This has so many benefits! The citizens don’t have to be bombarded with political ads for too long. It’s much less stressful as an everyday citizen. Secondly, it greatly decreases the funds that are needed for campaigns. This is where so much corruption happens - candidates no longer feel they can vote their conscience if they’ll lose their funding. America desperately needs this system!!
The political divide is not a product of the voting system. The US itself would fit your description of Germany if you looked 40 years ago. Brazil has proportional election and the political divide is stronger than ever. The root of this divide is the ability of the internet to create eco chambers. The left-wing went progressive in their culture, going further and further, and the right reacted to that.
Thank you for your informative presentation and sharing your thoughts on this topic! So important for citizens to have an understanding of how the current voting system works, in order to make progress on the shortcomings of our current system. Lastly, what a great opportunity to present at TEDxValparaiso! Thanks for being so courageous to be a presenter.
Way to fight past the nerves and present your piece, kudos. I would have absorbed more information upon first viewing, had the speaker slowed down and taken the time to articulate, enunciate, and breathe more. Otherwise, informative!
We have multiple parties in the US, but only two parties are prominent because there are only two mindsets that everyone falls into. You are either conservative or you are liberal and there is really nothing in between. The Democrat party represents the liberals mindset, and the Republican party represents the conservative mindset. A third or fourth party, like the Green party or the Libertarian party will be either liberal or conservative. Ranked choice or proportional representation voting will result in a non-functional government because you don't have a cohesive team of representatives in congress. The result would be a failure to get anything done in congress unless members compromise their political values and capitulate to the opposition party. In reality Marxist liberals want to use proportional representation or ranked choice to muddy the waters, to eliminate the clear cut polarity of the liberal or conservative options. Twenty years ago there was no major divide between Democrats and Republicans, but as the Democrats become more socialist, more Marxist, the divide is has grown, and now there is no middle ground. So to maintain relevance the Democrats are trying to eliminate the electoral system, and they are trying to manipulate your vote. Maybe the media lied to you about the Republican candidate, but you can't vote for the Democrat either, so you select your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices. For the Democrats this is a big win, they prevented the strong conservative from winning office. This is always the strategy of the losing party, change the rules of the game.
@@destructivelemon67 I know "libertarians" who are Antifa and anarchists. I also know Libertarians such as myself who are very conservative, just as our founding fathers were Classical Libertarians. The word libertarian has been hijacked by the Marxist left to mean whatever you want it to mean, to try and prevent a third party. In reality a true libertarian is more conservative than the current day Republican Party. Libertarians are not somewhere in between, we are more conservative, more independent.
@@luckyreyna You can't believe people think like Sarah Messerschmidt, the author of the TED talk? Or you can't believe people think like me? What is wrong with the way people think? Why didn't you explain your comment? Are you looking to have a debate with me about these facts?
After living in Germany for three years, we have seen this play out. It’s not perfect, but it’s a LOT better than how things are done in the US. It is more stable. People aren’t so politically divided. Germans don’t talk much at all about politics among friends. More people are better represented and it’s really amazing how the coalition governments have to comprise to get anything done. Also, politicians aren’t allowed to campaign until 6 weeks before the election. This has so many benefits! The citizens don’t have to be bombarded with political ads for too long. It’s much less stressful as an everyday citizen. Secondly, it greatly decreases the funds that are needed for campaigns. This is where so much corruption happens - candidates no longer feel they can vote their conscience if they’ll lose their funding. America desperately needs this system!!
They use politics to sell advertising for consumer products in the US.
The political divide is not a product of the voting system. The US itself would fit your description of Germany if you looked 40 years ago. Brazil has proportional election and the political divide is stronger than ever. The root of this divide is the ability of the internet to create eco chambers. The left-wing went progressive in their culture, going further and further, and the right reacted to that.
Thank you for your informative presentation and sharing your thoughts on this topic! So important for citizens to have an understanding of how the current voting system works, in order to make progress on the shortcomings of our current system. Lastly, what a great opportunity to present at TEDxValparaiso! Thanks for being so courageous to be a presenter.
Way to fight past the nerves and present your piece, kudos.
I would have absorbed more information upon first viewing, had the speaker slowed down and taken the time to articulate, enunciate, and breathe more.
Otherwise, informative!
Public speaking is difficult, especially if you're speaking at TEDx
Very informative! I'm glad to have learned more about what this would look like and how to get there
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this important topic!
Thank you for this :)
was there any audience there?
did the fair representation act pass?
Why are political races always so close? Because it's just a show, there really is only one party
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Good to see the Chinese approve of this proportional representation scheme. That's all I need to know.
wow im early
We have multiple parties in the US, but only two parties are prominent because there are only two mindsets that everyone falls into. You are either conservative or you are liberal and there is really nothing in between. The Democrat party represents the liberals mindset, and the Republican party represents the conservative mindset. A third or fourth party, like the Green party or the Libertarian party will be either liberal or conservative. Ranked choice or proportional representation voting will result in a non-functional government because you don't have a cohesive team of representatives in congress. The result would be a failure to get anything done in congress unless members compromise their political values and capitulate to the opposition party. In reality Marxist liberals want to use proportional representation or ranked choice to muddy the waters, to eliminate the clear cut polarity of the liberal or conservative options. Twenty years ago there was no major divide between Democrats and Republicans, but as the Democrats become more socialist, more Marxist, the divide is has grown, and now there is no middle ground. So to maintain relevance the Democrats are trying to eliminate the electoral system, and they are trying to manipulate your vote. Maybe the media lied to you about the Republican candidate, but you can't vote for the Democrat either, so you select your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices. For the Democrats this is a big win, they prevented the strong conservative from winning office. This is always the strategy of the losing party, change the rules of the game.
If you vote for anyone, than the winner, you've wasted your voice, as I understand it.
I don’t think you’re well informed if you don’t think there is a middle ground. Especially when libertarian happens to be the middle ground.
@@destructivelemon67 I know "libertarians" who are Antifa and anarchists. I also know Libertarians such as myself who are very conservative, just as our founding fathers were Classical Libertarians. The word libertarian has been hijacked by the Marxist left to mean whatever you want it to mean, to try and prevent a third party. In reality a true libertarian is more conservative than the current day Republican Party. Libertarians are not somewhere in between, we are more conservative, more independent.
I can’t believe people actually think like this…
@@luckyreyna You can't believe people think like Sarah Messerschmidt, the author of the TED talk? Or you can't believe people think like me? What is wrong with the way people think? Why didn't you explain your comment? Are you looking to have a debate with me about these facts?
Why would I want more women in government?
Please!!! Never do that. Here in Brazil there are too many political parties and is such a mess LMAO.
There's no problem with having many political parties. The people are diverse, the political thought is diverse. And thus the parties are diverse.
I was on board until you said it would get more women elected.