DNC could be in trouble

[Qwark]

fordy said:

Qwark said:

Well neither system is perfect, but I would fear thart if such a system is implemented in The Netherlands you get single issue parties like the anti environmental party which doesn't want to do anything with sustainability. (You would be surprised how many old people and politicians can't stand windturbines over here). And while I could see a system like this could work on a national scale on local scale it would become a votefest for local parties which all say that every progression made in The Netherlands with downsides like a new road, integration, windturbines, fields of solar panels (not always a great idea to begin with, but that's my opinion), waste water plant or whatsoever should be put in or nearby the neighboors village.   

Wasn't that the case made with something like Brexit? If I recall correctly, a mix of bad weather and media saying "Don't worry, the 'no' vote is way ahead" prompted a lot of younger 'no' voters to stay at home, leaving the older 'yes' voters to decide the outcome. It can work both ways.

Than they should have voted instead of whining about it. About the weather it's UK weather always sucks bring an umbrella, old people with considerably less health did and survived. They could vote and choose to not do so, distances in Europe to a voting station are very short, you can vote for a considerable time and you can let someone else vote for you. In my opnion you lose all right of whining about something political if you don't at least vote for it. Besides there where plenty of polls indicating it could be a very close race, our news stations reported it would be very close a week before Brexit. Anyway there are always people who don't want to involve themselves in politics and do not want to vote out of principal (I think those people are stupid). But if you want a mandatory vote you should always include the option vote blanche or that people can distance themselves from the right to vote. (Woman who marched in the 1900's for voting rights which are very ashamed of this I am sorry). And don't give people a yes or no choise in a referendum it's always a bad idea. As for Brexit time will show whether it was a bad move in 2025 or something. The EU can still fall if Italy or Spain falls and takes the Greek route than Brittain has made the right move for the wrong reasons. Which is usually what a referendum in Europe stands for, just like the Ukraine referendum in The Netherlands, I voted against it because of the environmental damage and health riscs the EU was going to tollerate from Ukraine. But most people in the Netherlands just saw it as an anti EU vote.