Sunday 7 October 2012

Tories should support pr (they are not anarchists)

Conservative (Tory) support for fptp makes the state unpopular but this is inconsistent since the Tories are not anarchists. If the Tories are anarchists then it might make sense for them to support fptp... but by definition they are not. It is not possible to be both a (mainstream) political party and to be an anarchist. Anarchists are not Conservatives and so it makes no sense for the Conservative party to be in opposition to pr. Only if the Conservatives are genuine anarchists would it make sense for them to oppose pr. Tory opposition to pr suggests they think they are anarchists and do not see a contradiction in being a (mainstream) political party and being anarchists. Politicians can't be anarchists so the Tories should support pr. If Tory support for fptp is consistent then it would also need to be possible for them to be anarchists... which is impossible.

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