27 November

More belief that ‘the people‘ run democracies, through their votes. Leading to the idea that people are all voting strategically for minor parties and independents, to hold power to account. It’s a ridiculous idea, do 20 million voters confer and say ‘ok, you vote for party A, and I’ll vote for B, and you vote for C…”? We’re getting more minority governments for the same reason we have so many brands of washing powder. There are so many more options for people now when they vote, so many more ways they can differentiate their identities from other people, to promote their own status and identity. The parties all do more or less the same thing if they’re elected. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-23/senate-two-party-system-civic-duty-preferential-voting/105970018?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web