Monday 19 November 2012

Tories can't win because of their support for fptp

The problem with fptp is that progressives tend to be on the left... it is not inconsistent for (progressive) Labour to support fptp (fptp is good for government) where it is inconsistent for the Tories to do so. And people will not vote for a party which is not progressive. (Progressive (anti-state) Tories would support pr so fptp-supporting Tories do not get elected.) It is not progressive to vote for the centre-right party of a fptp duopoly but it can be seen as progressive to vote for Labour (who like the government). The Conservatives do not claim to be progressives if they support fptp. If the Tories were progressive they would support pr so it is impossible to vote for them unless they support pr. (It is impossible to vote for non-progressives.) The only way the Tories can get elected is to (be progressive and) endorse pr. The Tories cannot get elected and will keep losing if they continue to support fptp.

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