• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    PR never benefits the current government, so implementing it is very unlikely to ever happen despite how much better it would be.

    • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOP
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      15 days ago

      That is a defeatist attitude by someone who is against electoral reform.

      The powerful few cannot ignore a general strike in favour of PR to be passed without a referendum through multiparty support.

      • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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        15 days ago

        I voted in favour last time, didn’t help because the government intentionally sabotaged it.

        There will never be a general strike over this issue, it’s not nearly problematic enough when 40% of people are still getting the party they voted for.

        • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOP
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          15 days ago

          You should be supportive of PR if you voted in favour and demand better from our establishment officials from BCNDP and BC Conservatives.

          • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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            15 days ago

            You can be supportive of PR while also admitting what the current reality is

            I am supportive of universal income, taxing the 1% up the ying yang, and a whole lot of stuff that will likely never happen. Just because people admit the reality of something doesn’t beam they don’t support it.

      • Auli@lemmy.ca
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        14 days ago

        Three referendums on this in BC and failed ever time. There is not going to be a general strike or anything. Obviously the general population don’t care.