Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 days agoLetters: We wouldn’t be in this mess with proportional representationwww.coastreporter.netexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11cross-posted to: fairvote@lemmy.ca
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkLetters: We wouldn’t be in this mess with proportional representationwww.coastreporter.netSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: fairvote@lemmy.ca
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoPR never benefits the current government, so implementing it is very unlikely to ever happen despite how much better it would be.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoThat is a defeatist attitude by someone who is against electoral reform. The powerful few cannot ignore a general strike in favour of PR to be passed without a referendum through multiparty support.
PR never benefits the current government, so implementing it is very unlikely to ever happen despite how much better it would be.
That is a defeatist attitude by someone who is against electoral reform.
The powerful few cannot ignore a general strike in favour of PR to be passed without a referendum through multiparty support.