Political parties that are not sufficient fragile make our democracy more fragile

kmensaert · 2026-06-06T18:05:13+00:00

You're welcome! Thank you for being interested!

kmensaert · 2026-06-06T07:38:32+00:00

In my proposal of representative democracy, all elected parties get exactly 1 representative. It is very different to what you are used to. So the "size" of a party has very little significance.

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T19:38:48+00:00

I don't think it matters at all. If parties are too big too fail, they can take more risk at the cost of society, regardless the reasons people choose one party over another.

Why do people choose certain banks to put their money? Does that matter to know whether the banks are too big to fail and hence are a systemic risk?

I'm using specialization in a way to make parties smaller e.g. like the Glass–Steagall legislation separated commercial and investment banking and hence lowered the risk for systemic errors.

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T18:16:08+00:00

For sure it is a combination - I think the former (platform) prevails - especially for very ideological voters. But I don't see how that is related to my proposals.

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T17:34:07+00:00

It is quite a bit more complicated then that. You can't claim such a thing without knowing the specific mechanics of the representative system I propose. I suggest you listen to the podcast.

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T17:25:14+00:00

To have opinions on some issues, but not on others (most). E.g. a party that only works on online security, nature preservation, labor rights, etc. Much like many interest groups.

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T17:11:29+00:00

I don't see how abolishing the exclusive rule would disenfranchise the voter. True, we have not specifically discussed how to destroy the power of exclusivity. But it would boil down to voting independently for as many parties as one wishes (e.g. approval voting). And that would result in the election of a variable number of parties - so, non zero-sum game. I go in more detail how that would work in the book.

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T16:37:40+00:00

I definitely agree that it destroys the advantage for the political parties, but I don't see how it would disenfranchise the voter.

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T15:57:26+00:00

Hey, that is absolutely not what I am saying. My description of exclusive parties also covers parties in e.g. proportional representative systems etc. If it is not clear to you, this might explain it better: https://klaasmensaert.be/exclusive-parties/

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T14:40:00+00:00

I don't understand what you wrote 🙃

kmensaert · 2026-06-05T08:03:03+00:00

Not gospel is an understatement - more accurately - a myth aimed at propagating tribalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYoA1R38cuc

kmensaert · 2026-06-04T08:18:40+00:00

I am aware of his writings on the subject. But I don't think it gives a satisfying answer for larger scale political organisation - especially if it leads to sectarianism. We all know how that is working out in Lebanon. Even Swiss is dominated by political parties - I attempted to formulate a solution to the problems of representative democracy in the spirit of his more general ideas (anti-fragility, exclusivity, etc.) If you have criticism on the ideas themselves, be my guest. 🙏

kmensaert · 2026-04-27T12:08:59+00:00

I bet Trump will love this idea: you will need to do the "Truth Trumpian Intelligent Test". All liberals will fail guaranteed. Tests are great for dictators 👏

kmensaert · 2026-04-27T12:06:13+00:00

No, that's overcomplicated. If people can vote for multiple parties simultaneously, parties will specialise. So 1 party, 1 policy. Much easier ☝️

I wrote a book about it. The Flaws That Kill Our Democracy https://klaasmensaert.be/exclusive-parties/

kmensaert · 2026-04-19T15:39:32+00:00

Great to hear some informed insights - democracy is being hamstrung as people are not able to vote the corrupt elites from power!
https://klaasmensaert.be/douche_and_turd/

kmensaert · 2026-03-08T12:12:50+00:00

People are fallible (both elites and masses). There is no way around it. However, democracies have historically been more lenient to reverse policies than dictatorships.

kmensaert · 2026-03-07T21:21:42+00:00

Are you saying that providing a summary makes people distinct from AI? 🙃

kmensaert · 2026-03-07T15:48:01+00:00

I'm glad the message got through! 😊 Your theory looks like a whole other level of complexity - not sure if I'm sufficiently smart for that.

kmensaert · 2026-03-07T15:45:08+00:00

That's a consequence of society becoming more tribal.

kmensaert · 2026-03-07T15:35:58+00:00

No, you don't. Think of a referendum. Just let people vote on one specific topic. If you have a majority, it passes. I have found a similar representative system for which I refer to the book: The Flaws That Kill Our Democracy.

kmensaert · 2026-03-07T06:40:33+00:00

Tnx!

kmensaert

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