[EM] IRV vs Plurality

Jameson Quinn jameson.quinn at gmail.com
Wed Jan 27 05:51:41 PST 2010


2010/1/26 Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <abd at lomaxdesign.com>

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> The typical error is in assuming some "strategic" faction which votes
> sensibly, when everyone else votes in a way that they will regret if they
> discover the result they cause.
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You can't study history for two minutes without finding significant groups
of people (that is, ~5% fractions, not "everyone else") behaving in ways
they come to regret later. This is unavoidable human nature, and
acknowledging it is no error.
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