Democrats rightly criticize Republicans for efforts to suppress the Democratic vote. But both parties suppress third parties like the Greens and Libertarians. If you doubt that, look for the third parties next time you cast a ballot. Any country with just two parties can’t reasonably call itself a democracy.
Voter Suppression? You’re Soaking in It
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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Re “Any country with just two parties can’t reasonably call itself a democracy.”
Indeed, especially one under the (further) domination by the intrinsically totalitarian institutions of organized religion, the military and massive transnational corpo-rations.
Let’s not forget the third leg of the tripod: the media. The current two-party system could only become established in a world where almost all the legitimate journalism is relegated to the edges of the, uh, marketplace of ideas. (Am I allowed to say that? Or is it too toxic? I wouldn’t want to incur the wrath of the woke.)