Tuesday, 5 June 2012

The antithesis of presidentialism is pr

We can define presidentialism to mean government with all the power being controlled by a single person. This is the result we find (and expect) in a mayoral election... clearly all the power here is given to just one person but we also find it in a fptp election where the parties dominate. Whether or not we elect a libertarian president we still must follow their laws. With pr there is no president and so it is easier for the country to reject bad laws. With a presidential system we rely on the leader to reject bad laws but with pr we can do it ourselves. With pr there is no leader and so it is a form of anarchy.

Proportionality is the only safe form of democracy

First past the post is unsafe

Democracy is a form of socialism so it is important that minorities are not ignored. If democracy is not socialism then it is not a problem and we can relax and let it play out... but it is aggressive. Democracy is not good which is why we need to be very careful to protect individuals. If socialists are allowed to control democracy they will not protect the individual which means bad things can happen. To protect ourselves from the damage caused by democracy we should make sure only a safe form of democracy can be used. Proportionality is the safe form of democracy. Fptp is unsafe.

First past the post is why we are not listened to

Democracy is bad for freedom

If democracy is good we would not need to cheat to get proportional outcomes... if democracy is good then altering the system would not be a good idea. Ensuring proportional outcomes is a good idea because democracy is a false concept. Democracy is bad so it makes sense to corrupt it with pr. Anyone that is opposed to pr is a proponent of democracy... which is a false concept. Democracy is terrible which is why we need to damage it with pr. What is bad for democracy is good for freedom.

Monday, 4 June 2012

People are not socialists so fptp is a problem

Democracy is not a problem if we have pr

Even if we object to the fundamental premise of democracy (that morality is derived from opinion) it is redundant to do so if not enough others agree. If the mob thinks the mob has legitimacy there is no point arguing about it. If enough people are libertarians and we have a fair voting system then democracy will not be threatening because people will (vote to) leave each other alone. Democracy is only a problem if the majority of people are socialists (in which case the absence of democracy would be no better) or we do not have a fair voting system. If we have a fair voting system then democracy is not a problem... either if the majority of people are socialists or not. Democracy is only a problem if it is unfair and not proportional.