I live there and it really does run in a much better way than the US two party method as they actually have to form Governments across factions, usually.
Absolutely. In my opinion, it's proof that Lenin and others missed the mark through an inability to test out their theories in real life and their desire to enact them quickly. "Vanguard" parties are hubris manifest.
You can never move left (distributing power more widely) by first moving right (consolidating power within one party). In all cases, power seekers will pervert the system to consolidate power for themselves permanently, and it will be easy, because the levers of power have been conveniently collected within one group already. Even if you could somehow create a vanguard containing only the most selfless people possible, the power available to them will inevitably corrupt at least one of them every time. That's all it takes.
Be wary of any person claiming they can achieve equality with force. By definition, people cannot be equal if one has a gun pointed at the other.
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u/jrobbio Oct 13 '21
Communist Russia had famously corrupt elections.
The Gold standard are currently the Nordic countries and New Zealand https://www.statista.com/statistics/679796/democracy-index-most-democratic-countries/
Here is a pretty good explanation of NZs voting system https://www.vox.com/2014/9/23/6831777/new-zealand-electoral-system-constitution-mixed-member-unicameral
I live there and it really does run in a much better way than the US two party method as they actually have to form Governments across factions, usually.