Conservatives and Liberals call each other far-right and far-left—yet some of them also claim first-past-the-post keeps “extremists” out.
Is it really about extremism—or just silencing voices they don’t agree with?
Conservatives and Liberals call each other far-right and far-left—yet some of them also claim first-past-the-post keeps “extremists” out.
Is it really about extremism—or just silencing voices they don’t agree with?
I think FPTP keeps fringe or unpopular ideas out. Assuming its a 2-party dominated system, it will keep extremists out only if the extremists are fringe.
This is a shallow analysis.