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CMV: The United States two party system is an illusion of democracy and basically the closest you can get to dictatorship without a dictator

I so often hear Americans declare the United States the greatest democracy on earth and get confused. How can a system where you only get to choose from two real alternatives be anything but an illusory democracy? Sure, you might get differences if Republicans or Democrats are in office, but whoever has power only have to collaborate with one other party IF they have a minority in in either chamber. Otherwise all they have to do is convince themselves to votes for a proposal. 

Coming from a country where we have more than 10 different political parties and only 6 million people, I feel like Americans are in denial that they in fact do not live in a true democracy. Having more than 10 parties representing everything from environmentalists, communists to libertarians and pure capitalist nationalist might be tedious, but parties actually have to corporate to make sure all peoples voices are heard, to get a majority.

EDIT: I am reading replies and trying to answer all, although a lot certainly was posted while I slept.
gpt
Why focus on just the federal government? On a day to day basis, state and local governments affect peoples lives much more significantly. In that regard - there are many more political parties and positions at issue.

I also think you’re discounting how much variety there is in just the two parties. Joe Manchin and Ocasio-Cortez are in the same party, but there’s a fair bit of distance between the two in terms of their political positions. Democrats and republicans get primaried all the time as voters choose a more moderate or extreme candidate.