tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post8709663340883920093..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Strategic Voting and the Left Wing FoolsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86673896755806098282008-10-19T13:38:00.000-04:002008-10-19T13:38:00.000-04:00Hi anonymous...I agree with you it's ridiculous wh...Hi anonymous...I agree with you it's ridiculous when people can win a riding with only 29 percent of the vote. Or worse rule a country...and try to change it into something it doesn't want to be...with only 36 percent of the vote. But again as long as we have a FPTP system, and as long as we are so fragmented, it seems to me that it's only going to keep happening over and over again...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87570270889378392862008-10-19T13:35:00.000-04:002008-10-19T13:35:00.000-04:00Hi Janfromthebruce....I see what you mean too. But...Hi Janfromthebruce....I see what you mean too. But since I believe only the Green Party supports PR ...am I wrong?...how are we ever going to get it if the centre-left doesn't unite to get it? Because unless we get PR or unless we unite...or form coalitions like they do in other countries...the Cons will rule FOREVER...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53036097261639154382008-10-19T13:29:00.000-04:002008-10-19T13:29:00.000-04:00Hi Chrystal Ocean...actually I do support proporti...Hi Chrystal Ocean...actually I do support proportional representation. And I'm happy to learn that most Canadians support it too. So where is it? Right now I'm just fixated on getting the Cons out of power, and as long we have the FPTP system, a united left seems to me to be the only answer. But I'm willing to support any system that would free us from this Con tyranny of the minority...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-66567008682137793012008-10-19T13:23:00.000-04:002008-10-19T13:23:00.000-04:00Hi Beijing York!! I'm glad you liked it. I just ha...Hi Beijing York!! I'm glad you liked it. I just had to put on my party hat. After all my hopes and fears about the election, I found myself feeling really drained and depressed after it was over. Now after last night I just have a headache....:)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-29787334979236756902008-10-19T10:35:00.000-04:002008-10-19T10:35:00.000-04:00This is election is a stinging indictment of the f...This is election is a stinging indictment of the first-past-the-post system! Best example that comes to mind is in Gatineau where the Bloc guy was re-elected, winning only 29% of the vote. Unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12152320307029223122008-10-19T10:15:00.000-04:002008-10-19T10:15:00.000-04:00I'm with Chris on this one Simon. Understanding bi...I'm with Chris on this one Simon. Understanding big machine "party politics" means that the supposed "left of centre party" would just represent the status quo - where every few years the red shirts would just change places with the blue shirts, and nothing much would change, except the colour of the shirts, because who owns those shirts is the same "corporate company." <BR/>Thanks but no thanks!susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-39776001731333244422008-10-19T00:11:00.000-04:002008-10-19T00:11:00.000-04:00"I also hope that one day it will be seen as the f..."I also hope that one day it will be seen as the first faltering steps towards a united centre-left party that will crush the Cons and drive them from power FOREVER."<BR/><BR/>Rather than support a change of our voting system to one of <A HREF="http://www.fairvote.ca/" REL="nofollow">proportional representation</A>, you prefer that Canada stay with the archaic first past the post system? <BR/><BR/>FPTP was designed to work only with two parties and almost all modern democracies - with only three exceptions, including Canada -, moved to proportional representation during the last century. <BR/><BR/>Rather than forcing voters to choose between only two options, PR allows them as many choices as the people want. The majority of Canadians see that as far more democratic than having only two parties from which to choose, the Conservatives and "a united centre-left party."Chrystal Oceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171002438761303983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91278496261397217592008-10-18T22:37:00.000-04:002008-10-18T22:37:00.000-04:00Woohoo! First LuLu at Canadian Cynic treats me to ...Woohoo! First LuLu at Canadian Cynic treats me to some Motown and BILLY BRAGG and then you come up with this fantastic PET SHOP BOYS video. Thank you Simon!Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.com