Thursday 4 April 2013

First past the post is not good for the government

Government is impossible because we own ourselves... this is not a matter of opinion but a claim about reality. It is clear that we each have the capacity to choose for ourselves and this includes the ability to choose whether we are governed but to choose government is an oxymoron so there is no government. But if we have a fptp system of voting it becomes difficult for the voters to free themselves of the state as they would do with a proportional system. So fptp creates a government which is bad for the subjects but also bad for the government because to be the government is a bad thing. It is bad to take on the responsibility of looking after people... it is better to look after yourself first and have no obligation to others. Charity is possible but this is not government. It is bad to be the government which is why fptp is a problem not only for the subjects but also for the government. Fptp is bad for the government because it creates a government. There is a government if there is fptp... which is bad for the government.

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