FWIW, I think the value that comes from the PR daily “tax” is at least twofold:
1. Keep extremists from ever gaining majority control à la Trump, proving time for
2. That centre coalition to work toward systems changes which address the underlying appeal of dreamwashed authoritarianism over citizen duty (education, regulation, and legislation).
Democracy — especially with PR — is messy, but that’s the deal if we’re going to get accountable public service: we have to be prepared to engage with that chaotic system regularly as citizens, and not simply expect some representative class to work for our benefit. It’s not a thing that’s done when votes are cast, but an ongoing civic obligation.
the problem is deeper than that. PR actually makes it worse. There is a constant moderation tax. France and germany are no more stable than the uk, in fact they are less stable.
I think that depends on how one defines “stable” 🤷♂️
If Reform (or Green, tbh) reaches power in the UK, they’ve got a huge problem, much larger than the sausage making challenges in EU PR states.
If 🇨🇦 had gone a few more % Con last year, or a few less Liberal (since many NDP went Lib), we’d have had our own Trumpist state. Again, the antithesis of stability.
FWIW, I think the value that comes from the PR daily “tax” is at least twofold:
1. Keep extremists from ever gaining majority control à la Trump, proving time for
2. That centre coalition to work toward systems changes which address the underlying appeal of dreamwashed authoritarianism over citizen duty (education, regulation, and legislation).
Democracy — especially with PR — is messy, but that’s the deal if we’re going to get accountable public service: we have to be prepared to engage with that chaotic system regularly as citizens, and not simply expect some representative class to work for our benefit. It’s not a thing that’s done when votes are cast, but an ongoing civic obligation.
the problem is deeper than that. PR actually makes it worse. There is a constant moderation tax. France and germany are no more stable than the uk, in fact they are less stable.
I think that depends on how one defines “stable” 🤷♂️
If Reform (or Green, tbh) reaches power in the UK, they’ve got a huge problem, much larger than the sausage making challenges in EU PR states.
If 🇨🇦 had gone a few more % Con last year, or a few less Liberal (since many NDP went Lib), we’d have had our own Trumpist state. Again, the antithesis of stability.