Post 9vrsRLFcCPn19QLgum by FeartnTired@spinster.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #9vrsRLFcCPn19QLgum by FeartnTired@spinster.xyz
       2020-06-08T08:49:39Z
       
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       I'm thinking out loud here. representation - literally in the elected sense.the elected body should mirror the electorate - ie the % of each protected characteristic in electorate should be visible in the elected members.more women, more ethnic minorities, every religion, disabled people.does it really help?  on one level yes, pale male and stale parliaments don't represent the people. on another, if there is one disabled person - lets say an otherwise physically and mentally fit wheelchair user - in a parliament am I going to find they represent me? what if in addition to being in a wheelchair they are also wealthy, never had to do without care support and are also racist.  no thanks!I don't know. it *should* be possible for an elected member to understand a properly represent the needs of those other than who they are themselves.  it's not working out like that, clearly, but is the 'token' black/disabled/poor etc going to be only allowed to speak on those issues?
       
 (DIR) Post #9vrsRLT5OKZ5pCeRua by Wildebeest@spinster.xyz
       2020-06-08T08:51:52Z
       
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       My first thought was that advocacy groups for minorities should have more of a say, but that's how we got into the gender troubles, isn't it. @FeartnTired
       
 (DIR) Post #9vrsgO8njhiASTKvKK by HebrideanHecate@spinster.xyz
       2020-06-08T08:54:38Z
       
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       @Wildebeest @FeartnTired It is tokenism, nothing moreThose in politics today are so far removed, due to how rich theyare, from everyone else below them, that they have no clue.They are protected and so are their families and friends None of them have ever done a proper day's work in their lives None of them have ever been in need nor probably ever will beLining their pockets and sorting at the trough at our expense,while shitting it all out the other end over us
       
 (DIR) Post #9vrtyWbH7iO1rQroRM by Lemondrizzle@spinster.xyz
       2020-06-08T09:09:05Z
       
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       @FeartnTired UK Parliament is getting better - 10% of the House of Commons are BAME (vs 14% of the population) and 1/3 are women. Labour is the party that makes that happen though, if it were up to the Tories only it would still be hugely unrepresentative.The thing about getting a diverse Parliament though - from a point of view of justice and representation it's important, but having more women and minorities represented doesn't mean you get diversity of opinion. It doesn't prevent a cabal of rich people fucking over the poor, or a cabal of the woke imposing group think on us all.