Petros wrote:

The system slowly slides down into one which is governing for the "popular vote" - while showing less and less consideration for people outside their "tolerance zone".

Apropos: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/02/political-failure-modes-... Yanking a inflammatory quote at random: The range of choices available at the democratic buffet table have therefore narrowed until they're indistinguishable. ("You can have Chicken Kiev, Chicken Chasseur, or Chicken Korma." "But I'm vegan!") Indeed, we have about as much choice as citizens in any one-party state used to have.