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A new system for voting: anti-voting!
– Melchior, 2010-04-05 at 22:30:12 (8 comments)

	On 2010-04-05 at 22:32:05, Melchior wrote... People vote not to be governed by one or more parties they dislike, and the party with the least hatred gets to run shop :P This should decrease voter apathy (hate is a great motivator) as well as eliminating the dominance of the two-party system that Britain has, since a (non)vote for minority parties is now likely to achieve something. This also opens up voting for more than one party if you think more than one has good policies.
	On 2010-04-06 at 08:06:05, Thelevellers wrote... I like it... :)
	On 2010-04-07 at 22:30:12, Lee J Haywood wrote... The idea has its merits, but like any big change no-one would try it out without at least comparing the results with those for a regular election. As I said elsewhere, there are a heck of a lot of potential voting systems which each give different levels of satisfaction and you'll never make everyone happy.
	On 2010-04-08 at 20:10:23, BorgClown wrote... Big disadvantage: Politicians who want a long career will fear alienating the masses even more. Specially the small but loud groups.
	On 2010-04-08 at 20:11:46, BorgClown wrote... OTOH, it would be awesome to write "FUCK YOU" on the ballot and it being a valid vote.
	On 2010-04-09 at 18:36:38, Melchior wrote... Exactly :D
	On 2010-04-12 at 14:57:56, Thelevellers wrote... @BorgClown: But if you dislike governments that do that, you hate them at the election! They'd soon realise it's lose-lose! :P
	On 2010-04-14 at 02:17:19, BorgClown wrote... I have to reckon it's attractive to think that the average voter will abstain to participate unless really pissed off. That should provide some margin for politicians pursuing controversial laws, like gay marriage.