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* If the goal of democracy is to represent the population as a whole, with all its agreements and disagreements, ranked methods are sub-optimal. If the goal of democracy is to promote the ideals of the dominant faction, established largely arbitrarily on the spot, then ranked methods suit this goal. |
* If the goal of democracy is to represent the population as a whole, with all its agreements and disagreements, ranked methods are sub-optimal. If the goal of democracy is to promote the ideals of the dominant faction, established largely arbitrarily on the spot, then ranked methods suit this goal. |
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* More generally, forcing voters to take sides destroys consensus and agreements. The corollary of this is that [[Instant-Runoff Voting]] is anti-consensus. |
* More generally, forcing voters to take sides destroys consensus and agreements. The corollary of this is that [[Instant-Runoff Voting]] is anti-consensus. |
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== Final remarks == |
== Final remarks == |
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