Minority Rule: First Past the Post Voting
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Published 2011-03-09
All Comments (21)
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Can we talk about how this poor lion Queen has a new husband every four years? Talk about divorce court.
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Watching this at work, my coworker exclaims "zootopia lore is weird"
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Oh, I never understood why the US only has two active parties... That explains a lot
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Depressing modern relevance aside, itβs kind of incredible how well this video holds up a DECADE later
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Who cares about Trump or Hillary, I'm voting for Turtle
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I just realized the animals used in video were chosen intentionally Owl voters are neutral Gorilla, monkey, and turtle votes are all less aggressive, with Gorilla being reserved but tough and turtle being extremely non-confrontaltional Leopard, tiger, and snake voters are more agressive, with Leopard being a predator yet sluggish and snake being extremely confrontational
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Washington, on his deathbed: Please donβt make a two party system. Hamilton and Jefferson: Mhm, mhm, we wonβt. π Guess what happens n e x t
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It's scary how almost a decade into the future this is the most relevant thing about the 2020 election.
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Very true! In India we follow FPTP and now we are left only with 2 major parties and little choice. Time for a revamp.
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I watched this many years ago now, but this might be one of the most important videos of my lifetime honestly. Every political discussion in my life ultimately has ended with showing and sharing this video with friends and family.
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This is quite possibly the most important and underrated political video on the entire Internet. You explain why FPTP must be abolished more clearly than, I think, anyone else ever has. This deserves to be shared far and wide. Frankly, it's criminal that this video series is not taught in every high school civics class in America.
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You explained perfectly why I hate America's system. Most people vote against a party they hate instead of for one they like . And because your party knows you have no other choice they have no incentive to actually listen to the needs of their voters
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I wish people knew more about other voting systems. Everyone is dissatisfied regardless of ideology. Plurality is unrepresentative and unfair!
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Tiger 2016! Tiger will build a wall! And Turtle will pay for it!
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FPTP is your typical British political idea: sounds great on paper, generates dire consequences. The aim of it was to generate governments with strong majorities to implement their plants, which in theory appears wise enough. The actual result is parliaments that are totally unrepresentative of how people vote, consolidated around 2-3 main political parties while the rest are relegated to the fringes regardless of their share of votes. It generates disenfranchisement as people begin to realize their vote amounts to nothing unless they vote for one of the major parties.
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More relevant now than ever.
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This video needs more views.
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THIS! That's why everyone is fed up with politics in the US. It's a completely broken system
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I couldn't put my finger on why I disliked politics and voting until I watched this video. You can't understand how this important this video is to me gcp. Thank you I could feel my brain growing just watching it!
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Should be required viewing for those complaining about the "corrupt, two-party system."