Comments on: The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter http://www.mattcm.com/the-best-argument-against-democracy-is-a-five-minute-conversation-with-the-average-voter/ Different problems, common roots. Joining up knowledge for social progress Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:26:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Mark L http://www.mattcm.com/the-best-argument-against-democracy-is-a-five-minute-conversation-with-the-average-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Mark L Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:11:27 +0000 http://www.mattcm.com/?p=78#comment-17 Relieved... 75% Labour, 25% Lib Dem - pleased my choices fit my expectations (and especially glad I'm not a closet Tory!) Nice website, but need to add more issues, and I'd like to see the Greens and Socialists in there too. Cheers. Relieved… 75% Labour, 25% Lib Dem – pleased my choices fit my expectations (and especially glad I’m not a closet Tory!) Nice website, but need to add more issues, and I’d like to see the Greens and Socialists in there too. Cheers.

]]> By: Matt Chocqueel-Mangan http://www.mattcm.com/the-best-argument-against-democracy-is-a-five-minute-conversation-with-the-average-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Matt Chocqueel-Mangan Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:24:51 +0000 http://www.mattcm.com/?p=78#comment-16 Thanks for your comments Paul. More policies and parties to be added to the survey, starting with the Green Party. Hopefully this will help ensure policies receive feedback whether parties canvas or not. Thanks for your comments Paul.
More policies and parties to be added to the survey, starting with the Green Party. Hopefully this will help ensure policies receive feedback whether parties canvas or not.

]]> By: Paul the Red http://www.mattcm.com/the-best-argument-against-democracy-is-a-five-minute-conversation-with-the-average-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Paul the Red Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:50:46 +0000 http://www.mattcm.com/?p=78#comment-15 My only additional comments would be this.... The main political parties are actually not doing any face to face engagment with people. There is no canvassing, or public meetings organised by them. Over the years the cynical person has ften said "They are all the same..." But actually, I feel for once, if someone were to say that now, I think they would be correct. I feel the political parties do not canvas anymore for 3 reasons. 1. Their policies are all effectively competing for the centre-right ground. There are no big ideas anymore. No grand plans, and none of the parties seem to stand for anthing different. 2. The active membership of the parties has shrunk dramatically. Partly because they do not inspire people anymore to be part of them, and also many find when they join particularly the Conservative or Labour party that there is very little internal democracy. As a result they feel there not lisened to in any event. 3. As a result there is no active engagement with the electorate and voters are not inspired. The most active people in politics are young people and they tend to stick to single issue campaigns. For me personally - i would like to see a left alternative to the Labour Party/Lib Dem - that is anti-capitalist and pro - worker/people..... My only additional comments would be this….

The main political parties are actually not doing any face to face engagment with people. There is no canvassing, or public meetings organised by them.

Over the years the cynical person has ften said “They are all the same…” But actually, I feel for once, if someone were to say that now, I think they would be correct.

I feel the political parties do not canvas anymore for 3 reasons.
1. Their policies are all effectively competing for the centre-right ground. There are no big ideas anymore. No grand plans, and none of the parties seem to stand for anthing different.
2. The active membership of the parties has shrunk dramatically. Partly because they do not inspire people anymore to be part of them, and also many find when they join particularly the Conservative or Labour party that there is very little internal democracy. As a result they feel there not lisened to in any event.
3. As a result there is no active engagement with the electorate and voters are not inspired.

The most active people in politics are young people and they tend to stick to single issue campaigns.

For me personally – i would like to see a left alternative to the Labour Party/Lib Dem – that is anti-capitalist and pro – worker/people…..

]]> By: ernst dirksen http://www.mattcm.com/the-best-argument-against-democracy-is-a-five-minute-conversation-with-the-average-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-13 ernst dirksen Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:30:23 +0000 http://www.mattcm.com/?p=78#comment-13 Just completed the policy task. Amazed at the result, I appear to agree on every issue with ..................the Lib Dems Very exciting site though you'll get a lot of resistance from the sleaze elements in politics and Flat Earthers. Wishing you every success. Ernst Just completed the policy task. Amazed at the result, I appear to agree on every issue with ………………the Lib Dems

Very exciting site though you’ll get a lot of resistance from the sleaze elements in politics and Flat Earthers.

Wishing you every success.

Ernst

]]> By: John Clement http://www.mattcm.com/the-best-argument-against-democracy-is-a-five-minute-conversation-with-the-average-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-12 John Clement Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:58:58 +0000 http://www.mattcm.com/?p=78#comment-12 Brillant! This intiative is urgently needed - especially by all poltical parties. The dilema they all are facing is that no one party has ALL the answer. However, who will have the courage and statesman-like qualities to be able to enbrace polices and choose alternative political psrties' policies - now that people are now able to select through this site - and actually implement them? This could - and should - revolutionise politics as we know it. Bravo! Brillant! This intiative is urgently needed – especially by all poltical parties.
The dilema they all are facing is that no one party has ALL the answer.
However, who will have the courage and statesman-like qualities to be able to enbrace polices and choose alternative political psrties’ policies – now that people are now able to select through this site – and actually implement them?

This could – and should – revolutionise politics as we know it.

Bravo!

]]> By: Paul the Red http://www.mattcm.com/the-best-argument-against-democracy-is-a-five-minute-conversation-with-the-average-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Paul the Red Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.mattcm.com/?p=78#comment-11 did the short poll. I scored 50% in support of Labour and 50% in support of Lib Dem. I didn't 100% agree with the policies I voted for but they reflected best my views. Therefore I think socialist needs t be in there and maybe the green party too..... just a thought did the short poll. I scored 50% in support of Labour and 50% in support of Lib Dem.

I didn’t 100% agree with the policies I voted for but they reflected best my views.

Therefore I think socialist needs t be in there and maybe the green party too…..

just a thought

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