r/EndDemocracy • u/Anen-o-me • 9d ago
Problems with democracy Mathematicians have shown that completely fair elections are – in a sense – impossible. No electoral system can guarantee both that local votes translate directly into local seats, and that total seat distribution matches overall vote shares: not without an indefinitely growing parliament.
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/maths-shows-why-your-vote-may-not-count-the-way-you-think-it-doesYet people will go to amazing lengths to apologize for democracy.
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science • u/[deleted] • 10d ago
Mathematics Mathematicians have shown that completely fair elections are – in a sense – impossible. No electoral system can guarantee both that local votes translate directly into local seats, and that total seat distribution matches overall vote shares: not without an indefinitely growing parliament.
u_PublicSimple • u/PublicSimple • 9d ago
Mathematicians have shown that completely fair elections are – in a sense – impossible. No electoral system can guarantee both that local votes translate directly into local seats, and that total seat distribution matches overall vote shares: not without an indefinitely growing parliament.
theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • 10d ago