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  • Yeah, 100%. The false dichotomy and the first past the post system really hurts us. Sadly getting that changed is something people don’t focus on enough. We were “supposed to” have electoral reforms under the prior liberal leadership, but everyone forgot to bring it up ever again.

    But saying they are “the same” really pushes that they are both “equally acceptable”. Which I feel undermines the system even further. We need to emphasize the better then push them away from the worse. Right now they ratchet to worse because voters move with the “center” which is a sliding scale. As long as people feel they are equally “bad” then there isn’t a big push to change things the same way as if they go “they both suck here is why one sucks more and let’s push the better one to be better in areas they suck in” or "let’s vote what we believe and stop being “stratigic” which would show parties where they actually should move to













  • Didn’t Wesley go to some special testing that had the geniuses competing for one specific seat. I recall he basically went there because there happened to be a particular available slot rather than just the general admission.

    From the episode:

    Captain’s log, stardate 41416.2. We’re orbiting Relva Seven, where Wesley Crusher is about to be tested for entrance into Starfleet Academy.

    CHANG: I’m proud of all of you. You’ve done a superb job. Each of you would make a fine Starfleet officer. It’s unfair that only one candidate from Relva will attend the Academy this year, and a loss to the Federation if the rest of you do not return to test again. Mister Mordock will be the candidate. His results were slightly higher than Mister Crusher’s. Congratulations, Mister Mordock. You’re the first Benzite in Starfleet.

    So I think it has much more to do with the timing of his attempt that mattered. Had he just waited with everyone else it wouldn’t have been such an intense competition