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Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline... by mseebach on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @06:59AM (#10302991)
Correlation isn't causation. The best conclusion you can draw from your list is that neither PR or FPTP inherently hampers development.

> Which of them would you not consider a stable government?

Whoa, that's some strawman. The standard we're looking to prove is "proportionality of representation is pretty closely linked to public satisfaction with government".

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Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline... by icebraining on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @08:10AM (#10303298)
> Which of them would you not consider a stable government?

Whoa, that's some strawman.

No. The person who was being replied to specifically wrote about stability.

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