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The only people who want to change voting systems are the ones whose preferred candidates don't win.
by rustcharm 8y ago
The only people who want to change voting systems are the ones whose preferred candidates don't win.
- quadrangle 8y agoExcept for people who actually want a healthy society and see the bigger picture. If my candidate wins with a plurality and is stymied and sabotaged by a divided population with many people feeling totally unrepresented, that does not create a world I prefer. I want a society where as many people as possible feel included and trust the system. I don't want a situation where losers feel disenfranchised and interested in undermining democracy. If my views are actually democratically popular, I will be okay with a fairer voting system. If I like that the current system is unfairly weighted in my favor, then it's still very short-sighted for me to defend that system. Incidentally, I don't advocate for IRV, it's a flawed system. Much better options are STAR, 3-2-1, or approval voting.