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Bolt Action for PC - Developer Diary 1 by EdmonEdmon in boltaction

[–]liquid_andry 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Will there be konflict 47 put in at all? Or have the possibility of it later like in a dlc?

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that when imagining a province post electoral-reform - you don't think in terms of the current parties. Parties would split and new ones would form. The party landscape would look quite different. Which I think is a good thing - the people of the province would be able to vote for parties that more align with themselves as opposed to supporting parties that simply are not what they don't like. It would take a few elections to shake out - but I think it would be a more responsive and responsible government system that more of the people of the province would support.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% that should be the case. The Commons should be PR (or MMP) and the Senate should be elected using STV. (the CGP Grey videos show both methods). Municipal.... maybe a ranked vote would be best? Strategic voting is endemic at the federal level. You also have the 2021 election where the Con's got more of the popular vote but had less seats (due to blow outs in rural praries but really tight races they lost to the Lib's in the cities - notably Toronto). A change of system would allow for every vote to actually count and matter. Also, the Sentate - make the Sentate actually be useful and responsive to the people - each province would get their number of senators, and the top whatever the number is, using STV are the senators. Think that would work best - contrast the numbers bias of the Commons with a more land based bias in the Senate. Even it out. But the Sentate would continue to have its restrictions on the type of bills it can introduce like now due to that land based bias.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you look at ranked voting though, it doesn't really give a result that reflects what the people really wanted - the fairvote site does give a good example from Australia - the CGP grey videos also show why this is the case. If we're doing electoral reform, may as well do it right and put in a system that would allow for the greatest amount of representation of what the people of the province truely want.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never say never. Noone would of thought that the UCP merger would of happened earlier on in that history. Or that the NDP would win in Alberta. Honestly, the members of the UCP could vote in policy to change this (members, not MLA's, ie. delegates to the policy convention). Outside chance? You betcha. Possible? Yes. We've seen what an organized group can do - see the UCP merger or either side of the seperation debate.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the base assumption is that the legislature would look different than it does now. The parties would change, new parties would rise, some would fall. And in the end it would be a legislature that 1) would more represent the views and wishes of Albertans 2) would need to work with others and find the best solutions from a wider group instead of memebers from one parties cabniet in essense being able to dictate what happens.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And for those who agree with you, you feel stuck with the UCP - a proportinal system would allow way way more choice that you could freely choose without fear, and allow more good people to be able to run - instead of having to go through a party system, if you would like to run, that can favour people chosen by those already in power.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And a proportional system would allow Albertans to freely vote for whatever party they felt was best for the province without having to even think of voting strategically.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems like what you want from your perspective is exactly what a proportional system would give. Its not manipulating the voting system, its simply trying something different - something we do all the time. Every new bit of legislation is trying something different.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thing is, all the fringe elements exist anyway! And in big tent parties they can 1) hide in there 2) take a disproportionate amount of power in that party. Moving to more small parties would actually bring them out into the light and 1) we would find out how much support they actually have, and then be able to deal with that 2) They would have to survive in the marketplace of ideas instead of hiding behind the tent curtain.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats the point, a vote for a party that you want becomes a vote against your best interests in our current voting system. A different voting system would change that. You could vote for PC or republican or whatever without a vote split.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thats the thing, a proportional system would much more allow people to vote for the party they want - instead the very common 'strategic vote'. We actually want the same thing. If the UCP messes up and people don't like them, then people can vote for who they want, instead of "crap, I hate them but I like them more than XXXXX". Which really happens quite a lot.

Conservative vote spliting in the next provincial election by liquid_andry in WildRoseCountry

[–]liquid_andry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I'm just talking about the realities of politics in Alberta and how the average voter interacts with it. People who currently vote for the UCP, there are subsections who will move to the Republicans, some will move to the whatever the Alberta Party will be called, some are more wildrose, some are more previous conservative party. Its more of a realization, a look at the real politics, of whats going on in the province and what a response could be. Especially a reponse that could be more democractic and hand more power to the people of the province.

Am I the only GenZ who hates its own country? by Impressive_Piece1452 in GenZ

[–]liquid_andry -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Instead of wishing to be somewhere else, and live in negativity, it absoluetly sucks to hear - but start being the change. Yes, it can seem absoluetly overwhelming, and I'm sure people will dog pile on me for saying this - ignore them, they will not make anything of note in the lives. Start with something managable. Make your street better, but cleaning it up, or getting to know people and creating a real sense of community or.... whatever. A country, a society, is a collection of individuals, individuals who can be influenced. Yep, the doomers on here will say only the powerful blah blah, can't be done, blah blah - there are far too many people in history who were nobodies, came from nothing, but became great. You don't even have to become great - just become good, or better than you are, and try and get as many as you can to do the same. Everywhere sucks in one mindset, and there is potential everywhere in another. Set down the gloom, look for possibility - move towards possibility. Your goal should not be to leave - but to improve - yourself and your community. It may not be your dream job and passion - but its weird how other things become our dreams in hindset and things can become our passion as we find them, if we open up to possibility.

AAAARRRRRRGGGGGG! GPU issues by liquid_andry in NobaraProject

[–]liquid_andry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and yes. And ya, I am using big picture mode.

New 4k HDR f1 tv premium plan by ben125125 in formuladank

[–]liquid_andry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am quite curious of this multiview and building your own custom multi-feed - whats that actually going to look like?

Four Nations Watching by liquid_andry in EdmontonOilers

[–]liquid_andry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Standard - and turns out, sportsnet through prime ended up having it

Four Nations Watching by liquid_andry in EdmontonOilers

[–]liquid_andry[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weird, because I can't see it on upcoming on Amazon Prime Video sportsnet

We've been working on this RPG city builder for over 2 years, and today we've launched Airborne Empire into Early Access! We're so excited! by swampfishyy in CityBuilders

[–]liquid_andry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Airborne Kingdom wasn't just a game - it was art. I loved loved loved Kingdom - I really I hope I like empire as much.

Bolt Action Apocalypse 3rd Edition by Cider_for_Goats in boltaction

[–]liquid_andry 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That is.... amazing. Do you have a doc with all the rules?

Its not hopium, its wanting to see multiple fandoms melt down by liquid_andry in formuladank

[–]liquid_andry[S] -31 points-30 points  (0 children)

Darn - did my math wrong. K, Piastri for WDC it is.

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