important work being done to create an alternative comms network for when authorities shut down the internet to control us; the #MMP mycelium mesh project.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/activists-are-designing-mesh-networks-to-deploy-during-civil-unrest/
The New Zealand political system David Parker wants https://www.byteseu.com/991220/ #davidparker #firstpastthepost #KerreWoodhamopinion #mmp #NewZealand #Opinion #politicalsystem #Politics
https://www.europesays.com/2026678/ Is MMP still right for NZ? Reflecting on 30 years of electoral change – Bruce Cotterill #30% #Bruce #change #cotterill #electoral #facts #for #IS #mmp #NewZealand #NZ #of #ON #reflecting #right #still #Three #years
Is MMP still right for NZ? Reflecting on 30 years of electoral change – Bruce Cotterill https://www.byteseu.com/955792/ #30 #bruce #change #cotterill #electoral #facts #for #is #mmp #NewZealand #NZ #of #on #reflecting #right #still #three #years
One of the 1 of 200 hosts asks Marx whether Canada has considered MMP. Apparently they have, but the liberals and conservatives keep blocking it.
I recommend citizens who want proportional representation in their countries campaign for STV, not MMP. I say that having voted in elections using both MMP (NZ general elections since 1996) and STV (some local body elections).
Billionaires want you to believe UBI is “too expensive.”
Meanwhile, they hoard trillions. They get tax breaks, loopholes, and bailouts - but when it comes to helping everyone, suddenly there’s “no money”?
There’s money. It’s just in the wrong hands.
UBI isn’t a cost - it’s an investment in everyone. 
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It's proved to be one of the downsides of MMP, that down-list candidates can become MPs with little to no public scrutiny of their character or background. In hindsight I wish the electorate had chosen STV over MMP in the first referendum. Where they choose which proportional election system would go head-to-head against FPP in the second part of the referendum.
How would it change MMP in NZ if we either;
1) ban coalition agreements, so the tail(s) can't wag the dog. Allowing only supply-and-confidence agreements, with no portfolio positions
OR
2) Oblige the winning coalition to give one Cabinet seat for every six MPs (120 MPs / 6 = 20 Cabinet seats)
Ruth Richardson's comments about MMP in the 1996 Revolution documentary series were typical of neoliberals. Democracy is all very well, she says, as long as it doesn't get in the way of "good government", ie the kind of anti-democratic coup she and Douglas pulled. Even supporters of ACT, who only exist because of MMP, campaigned against it last time there was a referendum.
"Ever wondered about the New Zealand parliamentary system? What is MMP and how does it work? Wouldn't it be great if there was a catchy pop song to explain al..."
#JackBuchanan, 2020
A post-lady delivered ASLJ13 & WO14 with a smile. That ASLJ13 is, in my kid's lingo, CHONKY! #advancedsquadleader #wargames #wargaming #MMP
Breaking the bank still, I am told, is another Cirillo creation : Twilight of the Reich. That just got added to MMP’s 2023 list. #advancedsquadleader #wargames #wargaming #MMP
MMP 2023 ASL/SK Production Schedule is OUT
I am especially excited about Contested Lands (1948 Arab Israel) - a Hershey design. JK & I spent numerous months playtesting this along with others! [The list is now corrected] #advancedsquadleader #wargaming #wargames #HexesForever #MMP
Breaking News: Full set of Charlie Kiber's personal set of handpainted GHQ micro armor set plus home made Kibler terrain available for a GLOBAL raffle!!
1 raffle ticket: http://bit.ly/3Zsi6O9 5 raffle tickets: http://bit.ly/3QuLrDB #advancedsquadleader #microarmor #GHQ #MMP #winteroffensive #wargames #wargaming
