Tendency towards Duopoly?
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by Lowell Kennedy
We are currently in a period of substantial population growth. We are also in a period of political realignment. One wonders of the effects of population on politics and vice versa. To put the political outcome of the population boom of the eUSA into perspective, time needs to pass and we must be reminded that we are merely speculating in the midst of the population growth. However, it is important to examine some of the trends during this time. For the purposes of this article, only the five congressional political parties will be examined.
The Libertarians
The Libertarians are the largest eAmerican party. They are the 5th largest in the world with 464 members. The party has seen a significant increase of 242 new members within the last month. That alone would qualify as the third largest party in the country.
USWP
The second largest eAmerican party has seen a dramatic increase in party members. It currently has 375 members. That's a 258 member increase over July, the biggest of all eAmerican increases. The party also cracks the world top ten at number eight overall.
GameFAQs
GameFAQs, led by presidential runner-up Justinious McWalburgson III, has 206 members and an increase of 46 over July. Formerly number 20 in the world, the GameFAQs party has slipped 22nd overall.
eRepublikans For Change.
The eRepublikans For Change have closed the gap with GFAQs by increasing its membership to 177. That's a 71 member increase over July.
Democratic Party
Led by President Archibald, the Democrats have seen steady growth in its membership rolls. An increase of 50 since July brings the total members to 139.
With a quick study of the member increases in August, the two largest eAmerican parties are growing at a substantially higher rates than their rivals. The Libertarians and USWP both are registering gains that outnumber the total memberships of the Democrats, the eRepublikans For Change, and the Gamers.
There are a number of possible explanations: natural inclinations of new citizens, friends within the party, opportunity to succeed politically, recruitment, monetary offers, real life political affiliations, and possibly other unnamed explanations. Or could this just be a summer phenomenon that favors the two largest parties.
Now the question is 'Are the Libertarians and the Workers the boys of summer?' or 'Is the some inherent (e)American tendency towards duopoly?'
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Good article! Well written!
Thanks Kokach
I choose option c
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I chose my own being a new member, odds are many of them are legit like me, and we view bigger groups as an easier way to get help quickly and efficiently. But that is why I picked my current party. I may change, I may not, depends how the party acts as a unit.
I think that the Libertarians and the USWP will continue to be strong, mainly because GameFAQs and the Democratic Party have a disadvantage due to their names. People in eRepublik do not like to associate themselves with a real-life website (GameFAQs) or a party (the Democrats).
A lot of newbies join USWP because they message them quickly.
A lot choose LiB because they\'re so large.
A lot choose because they resonate with the beliefs of those parties.
However, the first two are the most prevalent and that\'s why they are so large.
Duopoly. We were talking about it over in Japan. I think it\'s a worldwide tendency, and is as applicable in real life. Consider history.
Well, this eWorldwide Population surge is already showing signs of its coming end. Sooner or later, the Pop will start going back down as all the inactives die off. Then we\'ll be back to more normal Parties, I think.