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True, it's just a voting system. It can't do those things unless people vote for those things to happen.
The thing RCV does do is break us out of the control of a 2-party government. So we could have a communist party with RCV, but can't in our current system.
You can't achieve a democracy through voting, it always results in an oligarchy. The wealthy / economically dominant classes are the only ones who have enough money / prestige to finance their campaigns and win the popularity contest. It makes any political system based on elections nothing more than political theatre.
This is basic stuff even the ancient greeks knew, and communists learned through trial and error, yet liberals in the 21st century can't wrap their heads around it.
That's an interesting perspective on things and gives me something to think about.
No probs. Here's an overview of how communists view democracy.
There's never been an imperialist nation where any communist party has come to power via the ballot box. It's never happened even a single time.