Comments on: STV – The smorgasbord approach to choosing a government. http://myselkie.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/30/stv-the-smorgasbord-approach-to-choosing-a-government/ Tales from the Land Of Selkie Mon, 31 May 2010 17:20:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: zalafinari http://myselkie.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/30/stv-the-smorgasbord-approach-to-choosing-a-government/comment-page-1/#comment-6 zalafinari Mon, 11 May 2009 10:57:29 +0000 http://myselkie.com/blog/?p=264#comment-6 <p>I think you must live in some idealized version of reality if you really expect most people to get MORE involved in the political process. </p> <p> In the current system, the trend is moving in the other direction and serious change is necessary to bring more people into the realm of politics. There are too many career politicians who talk out of both sides of their mouths and talk a lot, but say nothing. The current system doesn’t work for a large portion of the populace, especially if they hold views that differ than the rest of the crowd, so are effectively shut out of being represented in government. </p> I think you must live in some idealized version of reality if you really expect most people to get MORE involved in the political process.

In the current system, the trend is moving in the other direction and serious change is necessary to bring more people into the realm of politics. There are too many career politicians who talk out of both sides of their mouths and talk a lot, but say nothing. The current system doesn’t work for a large portion of the populace, especially if they hold views that differ than the rest of the crowd, so are effectively shut out of being represented in government.

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