Tuesday 29 January 2013

Democracy is the truth

The Tory position on fptp would appear to be that they are the default (natural) party of government and that any threat to them including from pr is a threat to that status and by extension a threat to Capitalism itself. They see themselves as the only party which is capable of providing Capitalism and so the only reason to oppose them (and to oppose fptp) would be antagonism to Capitalism. They think only they are Capitalists and so all threats to their power are made by collectivists. But of course it is immediately apparent how absurd this is. It is not difficult to see that the Tories (in contrast to their understanding of themselves) do not understand Capitalism at all. Capitalism is the philosophy that people make the best decisions for themselves and so to prefer a voting system which is antagonistic to choice (fptp) means the party has no instinct for Capitalism. The Tories hate and fear Capitalism which is why they prefer fptp. If they wanted free markets and less government they would let the people get what they want which is freedom... it is because the Tories fear the absence of socialism that they insist on keeping fptp. Not being Labour supporters is not enough evidence to establish an opposition to socialism. Fptp offers voters a choice between two socialist parties. For people who do not want socialism it is a problem. There is no way to meaningfully participate in a fptp election (if you want to be free) and not waste your vote. All votes are wasted if we consider a tactical vote to be a wasted vote. Fptp doesn't provide government whereby we can be free but instead the least bad of two communist systems. It is not choice which creates socialism it is a lack of choice. The voting public is noble and the best system is that which gives the electorate the most clear voice... which enables the people to be heard... which they cannot be if their choices are diminished. Fptp is a method by which the truth of the electorate is silenced and marginalised.

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