German Election - Teh Forum

<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42034.0&return_msg=42034.29"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.21">21–30</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.31">31–32</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42034.29">German Election</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42034_29_32_10"> <a name="a42034_29"></a><div class="message" id="message_42034_29"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">24 Feb 2018 14:44</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Feb 2018 14:45"></span></span> <span class="message_count">29 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.29">42034.29</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.28">42034.28</a></div> <div class="message_body"> That's more a problem with the Tories and Theresa May, who were both already comfortable doing business with terrorist supporters and human rights abusers, so their eagerness in paying the DUP to prop her up shouldn't be a surprise. <p>I know almost nothing about German politics, but it appears their coalitions are at least done with the major parties - not ones who had less than 1% of the vote - so have a greater chance of being somewhat representative.</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42034.29&return_msg=42034.29" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42034.29"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42034_30"></a><div class="message" id="message_42034_30"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">24 Feb 2018 14:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Feb 2018 18:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">30 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.30">42034.30</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.29#a42034_29" target="_self">42034.29</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm all for proportional elections, but they can be abused and manipulated to give minority parties disproportionate power, as we see in places like Italy and Israel. As for Germany, it may well be that at some point in the near future, a center-right party will form a coalition with the AfD in order to form a government.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42034.30&return_msg=42034.29" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42034.30"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42034_31"></a><div class="message" id="message_42034_31"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">24 Feb 2018 16:44</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Feb 2018 19:19"></span></span> <span class="message_count">31 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.31">42034.31</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.29#a42034_30" target="_self">42034.30</a></div> <div class="message_body"> But FPTP gives major parties disproportionate power. No perfect system but at least with a proportional systems the power is much more proportional and representative.<br /> <br /> But yeah, what BP said. That was a poor decision that isn't even a formal coalition. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42034.31&return_msg=42034.29" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42034.31"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42034_32"></a><div class="message" id="message_42034_32"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">24 Feb 2018 19:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Feb 2018 22:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">32 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.32">42034.32</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42034.29#a42034_31" target="_self">42034.31</a></div> <div class="message_body"> What we need is to fix stupid voters and non-voters (mea culpa, for quite a few years).</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42034.32&return_msg=42034.29" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42034.32"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>