[EM] Ranked Preferences, example calculations

[Chris Benham]

Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:

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>That is, healthy group decision process follows certain general 
>principles. The Majority Criterion neglects an important part of this.
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That is because it is about *elections*, which of course isn't 
necessarily the beginning and end
of  "healthy group decision process".

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>That is, if the majority does not want to please the minority, it 
>does not care if they are devastated by the outcome of the election, 
>if their attitude is "they should get over it," then they can easily 
>get what they want. Just vote it as a strong preference.
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The problem with Range is that if  "the majority" are not self-aware and 
coordinated, they cannot
"easily get what they want".

> But they 
>should remember what happened to the one who said "Let them eat cake."
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>She lost her head. As did many others.
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Marie Antoinette and others who were beheaded in the aftermath of the 
French Revolution
were a tiny minority.

>Systems which do not maximize and spread satisfaction lead to 
>revolutions or civil war. 
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Are you talking about election systems or class systems?

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>And thus, respecting the majority principle, I've suggested that the 
>election of a Range winner over a Preference winner should be 
>ratified by the electorate, either by a pure ratification vote or by a runoff.
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So what exact method do you propose be used to determine "the preference 
winner"?


Chris  Benham