If You Vote Against AV or Abstain, Then You're a bellend

[_grimtales_]

A strong statement perhaps... but still, I stand by it. Why? Because it's true.

it's a fundamental conceit of any democracy that it represents the people. Our democracy does not. The First Past the Post system favours parties with a loyal minority and means that the majority of votes tend to be wasted. A party can win a seat with as little as 30% of

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[matgb]

This? Is is a better post than anything the fucking useless Yes campaign have put out.

[epocalypse]

The Libs wil never recover their reputation. It is permanently damaged and their association with the AV campaign is what is IMO the reason the "Yes" campaign will lose.

Why vote for a policy backed by that particular bunch of lying, unprincipled hypocritical cunts?

[_grimtales_]

Because it's not about the Lib Dems but about a democracy that's actually representative? People shouldn't be so shortsighted.

[sherbetsaucers]

6. I believe that no seat is un-winnable in our current system.

7. It is wrong for a 'second best' vote to matter as much as a 'number one choice'.

Possibly not arguments I agree with, but both valid points.

No, you're not a Bell End if you vote against AV, you're a Bell End if you do it for crappy reasons. But then your a Bell End if you vote for AV because you don't like the conservatives, or because Eddie Izzard said you should.

[derekct]

I have seen what effect a type of AV has brought to Scottish Elections. The result is small parties I might disagree with e.g. the Greens Have made some good impact. To me this is democracy, since everyone gets representation no matter if you agree or disagree with their parties.