Tuesday, 22 May 2012
There is nothing to fear from freedom
In a majoritarian election it is easy for small groups to establish themselves as powerful political parties because only a small number of people need to collaborate to get elected. (At least initially.) In the broadest sense of a democracy we can imagine the most liberal type of voting to be voting for ourselves... as we do in a referendum. All other types of voting are representative voting where we are not voting for ourselves but instead having someone else vote on our behalf. If everyone votes for themselves and a few people choose a leader to vote for then (even if that number is relatively small) their leader will get elected and control the entirety of the power. In that sense fptp is good for collectivism and collectivists. With pr we can vote for ourselves and still have representation in parliament. There is nothing to fear from pr unless there is something to fear from freedom.
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