On Fri, 09 Feb 2001 22:23:26 -0800
Bart Ingles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > advantage, that it involves no real insincerity, is a false one, because
> > it can only make that claim because Approval has no intuitive "sincere"
> > vote. Approval sucks. It does nothing to empower ordinary voters to ensure
> > their vote counts.
>
> No intuitive sincere vote? Vote for everyone you like; don't vote for
> anyone you don't like.
Actually, although I certainly think Approval has problems, I like it much better
since I stopped thinking about it along those lines.
I guess it may be a difference between how you and I view elections, but I don't
naturally divide the candidates into two groups (like and dislike). "Liking" a
candidate only makes sense to me in relation to other candidates. For example, I
might like A more than B. What do you mean when you say that you "like" a candidate?
Does it mean that you feel actual affection for them? I suspect you mean that you
think the candidate is better than the average for the field.
Now, I tend to view Approval purely as a strategy game, weighted towards the Condorcet
winner. From that point of view it makes a certain amount of sense.
---
Blake Cretney
