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>but when there are no moderates as in these days of wildly antagonistic partisanship But the candidates we have are a reflection of the voting system. That is
by hackinthebochs 8y ago
>but when there are no moderates as in these days of wildly antagonistic partisanship
But the candidates we have are a reflection of the voting system. That is to say, hyperpartisanship is a feature of FPTP and so our candidates are a reflection of that. A voting system that rewards moderates will bring about more moderate politics.
- rectang 8y agoAre proportional systems "hyperpartisan"? Biasing towards supposed "moderation" marginalizes a broad range of the citizenry outside the mainstream and breeds cynicism and fury. Even if they cannot command a policy-enacting majority, minority opinions deserve a voice. People should be allowed to vote for representatives who actually represent them!
- hackinthebochs 8y agoProportional systems means that a position gets representation in government in proportion to the distribution of that position in the population (to varying degrees). This is the most anyone has any right to expect. >People should be allowed to vote for representatives who actually represent them! People need to stop seeing voting as some kind of identity affirmation.