Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/08/2026👇🎯Vasabjit Banerjee@vasabjit.bsky.socialMy unpopular Comparative Politics opinion is that approximately 30 percent of a country's adult population are kooks, radicals, reactionaries, etc.. A functioning political system, i.e., parties, institutions, and economy, keep them out of power by containing, excluding, and reducing respectively. 2415
Wayne Kozun @wayner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Isn't this an advantage of FPTP systems? Here in Canada some want to move to other systems, but the problem with many of them is that fringe parties can get some seats in parliament and potentially hold the balance of power. 000
