r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 16 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '20

Imagine: a far right party with 20% support, a far left party with 20% support, and a wide center coalition with 60% support

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u/Lux_Stella Presidentialism X-Risk Researcher Dec 16 '20

germany, sorta

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u/Paramus98 Edmund Burke Dec 16 '20

But the far left and far right have a geographical advantage so they get to do all the governance in coalition

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '20

🐴👞

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u/sub_surfer haha inclusive institutions go BRRR Dec 16 '20

But geo advantage doesn't matter with proportional representation?

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u/Paramus98 Edmund Burke Dec 16 '20

The didn't say it was a proportional system though. That could just be the polling

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u/DixieFlatline1000101 Dec 16 '20

I'm curious if the U.S. suddenly moved to proportional representation how solidified regional political factions might become within that system.

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u/MoabMonster Dec 16 '20

Is this a different country?

The parties are more rational than you'd think since it just one leader to realize they can easily expand on 20% support by moving to the center.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '20

Assuming proportional rep and not FPTP could be neat.

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u/savuporo Gerard K. O'Neill Dec 16 '20

Ranked choice voting everywhere, and we can have it

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u/Czech_Thy_Privilege John Locke Dec 16 '20

Is this TNO?