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Re:A math professor who objects to diversity statements by foofie on Sunday January 14, 2024 @01:29AM (#38988059)
It's vital that a democratic nation fully understands the method they use to elect representatives. People need to understand how their vote maps to a preference, and how their votes are tallied to determine who wins and who doesn't.

If a significant share of the electorate does not understand the vote tallying process and expects an outcome different from the one that actually resulted from counting the votes, you will get accusations of vote fraud and election tampering.

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Re:A math professor who objects to diversity statements by flir on Sunday January 14, 2024 @06:06AM (#38989404)
Seems like you've already got that problem with FPTP.

(What I'm getting at is that the problem's not the voting system, it's something else).

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Re:A math professor who objects to diversity statements by psd1 on Sunday January 14, 2024 @08:05AM (#38990066)
Maybe, but on a maslow pyramid of healthy democracy, that would be a tier above an informed electorate and critical thinking skills.

If you figure out how to develop those, please include Britain on your speaking tour.

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