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The problem is the absence of democracy.
by PartiallyTyped 3y ago
The problem is the absence of democracy.
- jrsj 3y agoWhat I’m wondering then is: - How so? - What can be done to fix it? - Is there a viable path to getting there? the parent comment to me sounded like democracy as it exists in the UK basically led them down this path and now has them stuck in a death spiral
- ZeroGravitas 3y agohttps://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/ https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/ Currently the UK vote is based on trying to get about 1/3rd of the country, in specific places, to vote for you, not 50%. It's a flawed democracy that has gradually evolved from an even more flawed democracy but now lags the state of the art by some margin.
- pcw888 3y agoI would say that it's not an absence of democracy but a population skew. The Boomer demographic has been a majority stakeholder in UK elections for a long time, but it's changing naturally every year. Now you are starting to see more policies aimed at the next marginal voter group. However, it's true, we're in a mess, and none of the major political parties seem to have a viable strategy.