Given how political tribalism commonly makes otherwise intelligent people so stupid, I think there's a very strong argument for doing away with political parties altogether. No more "our team against your team." No more teams. Just individuals.I would consider some other things:
- Don't put the party of the candidate next to their name. Know who the hell you're voting for before you go in.
That's not realistic, of course. Even if we formally did away with the two-party system, I'd expect the masses to spontaneously divide themselves into two major competing groups anyway, with all the tribalism that attends such a division. But if we could somehow prevent it, perhaps by waving a magic wand, it might make democracy a bit less terrible (thus extending the distance between it and every other form of government that's been tried).
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