The best way to protect ourselves against an authoritarian takeover is to end a system that lets parties take total control with just 40% (or less) of the vote.
That’s why it’s time to implement proportional representation across Canada.
Ah, my apologies, I wasn’t as clear as I should have been.
With respect to an external authoritarian take over, a strong democracy (and by proxy PR) is the best way to protect ourselves.
With respect to an internal authoritarian take over… that will require education and censorship of disinformation. FPTP hasn’t been demonstrated to help with this by any means.
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Then why share a post that says the best way to protect ourselves against authoritarianism is an electoral reform?
Ah, my apologies, I wasn’t as clear as I should have been.
With respect to an external authoritarian take over, a strong democracy (and by proxy PR) is the best way to protect ourselves.
With respect to an internal authoritarian take over… that will require education and censorship of disinformation. FPTP hasn’t been demonstrated to help with this by any means.
(Post titles are limited to 200 characters, so not all information can be conveyed in the title)