Monday, 4 June 2012

Democracy is anarchy

Democracy is an oxymoron. Democracy means rule (or government) by the people but if the people rule themselves then there is no government. Democracy is anarchy.

Proportional rep. is a conservative philosophy

The fptp parties hate their country

First past the post is bad for libertarians because it means that only majoritarian political parties can do well. Minorities are excluded. Since the two main parties reject pr we can assume they reject minorities and libertarians. These parties would prefer to protect themselves than let people have democracy. But this is damaging to the country because the health of the country depends on the health of the individual. The fptp parties put themselves ahead of the country when they oppose electoral reform. They care more about their particular (chosen) party than the country as a whole.

Sunday, 3 June 2012

There is no point discussing politics without pr

Strong government requires cheating and fptp

The paradox of democracy is that without cheating we end up with a lack of proportionality. However fptp is a form of cheating so without cheating we would end up with proportionality and a weaker government. Strong government requires cheating and fptp.

Friday, 1 June 2012

Fptp is illogical but it cannot be changed by dialogue

It's not possible to convince someone that fptp is a bad idea. The reason for this is that their belief or support for fptp does not lie on any foundational assumptions... it is merely what has always been. They will often interpret someone wanting to change things as a revolutionary and not a libertarian. Since support for fptp doesn't rest on any principles it is not possible to convince people to change it.