[EM] Good news - BC voters reject STV

[Bob Richard]

> maybe they had a political agenda for opposing reform and
> just wanted to hide behind their misrepresentations of STV.

This is, in my opinion, the essence of the problem. While misunderstandings of many sorts are common, and while not all misrepresentations are smokescreens for political agendas, both would fade in the absence of partisan political motivations.

--Bob Richard


James Gilmour wrote:
> Anthony O'Neal  > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:04 PM
>   
>> This is sad news, no matter what the anti-STV fanatics say.  STV had 
>> flaws, it's still a far better system than FPP.  The anti-STV campaign 
>> put out a huge misinformation campaign which did nothing but say "Hey 
>> look at how complicated STV is?  AN ALGORITHM FOR VOTING!  
>> WHY EVEN HAVE VOTERS!" 
>>     
>
> Anthony, it was far worse than that  -  lots of newspaper articles, editorials and letters contained outright LIES.  Like for
> example, "STV would transfer my vote to someone whose election I oppose".  That can never happen with STV, but it didn't stop the
> lies being spread.
>
>
>   
>> It was stupid, and generations later BC is going to regret 
>> what they passed up.
>>     
>
> Yes, indeed, and BC is going to regret it for the next two decades until they get the chance to consider electoral reform again.
> For many decades, the election results from Canada and its Provinces have shown everything that is wrong with FPTP in single-member
> districts.
>
> Along with the lies, there was some misinformation from the misinformed.  And sadly, some who should know better, just do not begin
> to understand how a contingency voting system like STV really works.  Or maybe they had a political agenda for opposing reform and
> just wanted to hide behind their misrepresentations of STV.
>
> James Gilmour
>
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