Agreed. Also leads to turnouts of 30-40% or less because no one can be bothered
Sent from my iPhone > On 24 May 2017, at 15:43, Richard Naef <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> > wrote: > > That may well be the experience in your country, but it's a special case as > the involvement of religious parties is part of the basis for your existence. > Modern European democracies are all based on PR and better for it. In the UK > the vast majority of people's vote are literally worth nothing. UKIP, greens, > lib Dems got over 7 million votes between them and had 10 MPs. Tories got 35% > of vote and pretty much complete control. > > Sent from my Mobile > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: [LU] : Manchester > From: Michael Benjamin > To: Matt Anderson ,Richard Naef > CC: Leeds List > > Ridiculous---You can never appreciate ridiculous till you live under > proportional representation. It promotes militants loons. In Israel the > 10-15% penguins are 'driven by' a third motivated ones. They then hold the > balance of power. You do not get diversity you get lunacy. No one looks to > represent the middle of the road majority. It is too complex; so you get > uni-issue agitators to their own minority and don't give a toss about anyone > else. In a two tier system [like Commons and Lords] pay lip service to some > proportionality. > In first past the post you have one man answering his constituency. With PP > you have lists who are responsible to a diffuse electorate. > > Michael > > > Dr Michael Benjamin, > Community Psychiatrist. > > SKYPE: BEDENOGA > PHONE: +972-505-317772 > BLOG: Times Of Israel ||Quora ||Jerusalem Post > AMAZON AUTHORS PAGE; > myRay: Online CBT > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: Leedslist [mailto:leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org] On Behalf Of Matt > |Anderson > |Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 5:05 PM > |To: Richard Naef <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> > |Cc: Leeds List <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > |Subject: Re: [LU] : Manchester > | > |Don't get me started on that. I'm pro PR. > | > |As a "red Tory" I live in a safe labour seat. I hate what Corbyn is trying > to do. But > |don't have any voice > | > |His legacy will be 10 years of unopposed Tory rule at least > | > |Sent from my iPhone > | > |> On 24 May 2017, at 14:55, Richard Naef <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> > |wrote: > |> > |> I'm of the opinion if you live in a democratic society and benefit from > that, > |you've also got to accept responsibility for decisions made by democratically > |elected politicians. > |> > |> Blair went to parliament, who voted by a large majority to back him. > That's > |how things work in a democracy, flawed tho it may be (esp with our ridiculous > |voting system) > |> > |> ttfn > |> > |> Richard > |> > |> -----Original Message----- > |> From: Matt Anderson [mailto:m...@leeds-united.net] > |> Sent: 24 May 2017 14:03 > |> To: Richard Naef <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> > |> Cc: Leeds List <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > |> Subject: Re: [LU] : Manchester > |> > |> "War is hell, don't get involved in one if you aren't ready to face the > |consequences." > |> > |> Exactly! However that choice to get into a war was made for us! Political > self > |interest globally is to blame and our politicians were complicit but not in > our > |name > |> > |> Sent from my iPhone > |> > |>> On 24 May 2017, at 13:47, Richard Naef <richard@triumph- > |computers.co.uk> wrote: > |>> > |>> War is hell, don't get involved in one if you aren't ready to face the > |consequences. > |> > | > |_______________________________________________ > |Leedslist mailing list > |Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > |To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > | > | > |MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
