[EM] STV+AV

[David L Wetzell]

Rationality in the face of the complexity of reality entails having priors
and valuing empiricism(based on more than a case-study) over theory.
 There's not evidence to make me reject my prior that in the short-run in
the US that the variance in the quality of alternatives to FPTP(apart from
"top 2 primary") is not great enuf to justify trying to change horses going
different directions.  And, It greatly pales in the face of the evidence
that the use of Am forms of PR is crucial to stop the cut-throat
competitive struggle between our top two parties to dominate US politics.

dlw

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Jameson Quinn <jameson.quinn at gmail.com>wrote:

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> 2012/2/6 David L Wetzell <wetzelld at gmail.com>
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>>>>> Agreed, but no chance this will happen.
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>>>>
>>>> What if electoral analysts put more of their power into showing others
>>>> why such a change would be for the greater good, rather than dickering over
>>>> which single-winner election rule is the best???
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>>> Perhaps you should apply this audacious hope argument to the p_x's.
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>> Not-so much if I'm right about the variance of the Xs for single-winner
>> political elections...
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>> Which would better have helped me guess you would say this: modeling you
> as a rational truth-seeker, or modeling you as someone rationalizing
> pre-decided conclusions?
>
> Jameson
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