Friday 12 October 2012

First past the post elections are collectivist

First past the post is socialist because it ignores the votes of minorities and individuals. Any voting system which seeks to legitimise a government is left-wing if it ignores minorities. It is possible for voting systems to be something other than neutral... just because they are an abstract concept doesn't mean they are neutral in terms of government. We can imagine a country made up of many tribes... each of which are (is) loyal to their leader... if there is a presidential election in this country the largest tribe will win overall control unless the other tribes collaborate. This form of election is collectivist and bad for people who are not associated with the dominant tribe.

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