Well, I must say I'm astonished by this totally unexpected turn of events.
I wasn't of course, surprised by the results, but I was surprised by the lack of intelligent arguments in opposition to PR.
I really don't mind losing in the political arena, because that's just how power and democracy intersect. If I was really upset about such things, I wouldn't be a radical; indeed, I could have made myself quite a good living if I had taken the conservative path.
What does annoy me when obviously daft arguments are presented and people wilfully hang on to them, not because of their veracity but because of their source. I would much rather be proven conclusively wrong by the force of the better argument.
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Date: 2012-10-02 11:55 pm (UTC)I wasn't of course, surprised by the results, but I was surprised by the lack of intelligent arguments in opposition to PR.
I really don't mind losing in the political arena, because that's just how power and democracy intersect. If I was really upset about such things, I wouldn't be a radical; indeed, I could have made myself quite a good living if I had taken the conservative path.
What does annoy me when obviously daft arguments are presented and people wilfully hang on to them, not because of their veracity but because of their source. I would much rather be proven conclusively wrong by the force of the better argument.