[zozbot234]

Racial groups are used as vote banks by the two major parties - that's all there is to it. It has nothing to with wanting to help the poor or improve social cohesion, rather the opposite. A divided society is great for the most incompetent politicians since it provides them an easy way to whip up their constituents against other groups and fish for more votes.

[washadjeffmad]

So change FPTP to ranked choice and end the age of American extremism.

[whythre]

Unfortunately the two parties that hold the reigns of power only stand to lose from such a system... so it isn’t gonna happen.