A New Way of Voting That Makes Zealotry Expensive

Re:A New Way of Voting That Makes Zealotry Expensive by bsdetector on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:58PM (#19830835)

If the problems you have with UK and USA government are you don't like that people yell at each other and the representatives don't look the way you feel they should look, then you're right and they should change to a more 'civilized', proportional government.

It's hard to argue against someone's feelings.

But if you want to talk about good governance over time, does the country endure and does it make good decisions that ultimately benefit the country, that would be a more productive discussion. You have an uphill battle, with history not being kind to proportional democracies, but there's plenty of room for opinions and reasonable disagreement.

It's possible that constantly pitting constituents against each other is actually a vital component of democracy.

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Re:A New Way of Voting That Makes Zealotry Expensive by Faark on Sunday May 05, 2019 @12:42PM (#19833614)

Yes, the advantage of a two party system is power frequently switching between parties. Its a feedback loop that seems to keep both parties balanced and other systems should look to find ways to achieve similar effects. And certainly doesn't imply the current US system is the best possible for running a government for its people.

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