Change to Senate Voting Rules means winner-takes-all politics.

Winner-takes-all politics is unfair to everyone but a bare majority.  Especially when the large minority consists of a range of diversity, while the winning majority tend to be a cohesive whole.  Social attitudes towards Sexual Relationships used to be similar, with the title “marriage” the exclusive use of the majority sexuality, heterosexuality, in a winner-takes-all scenario.  That is changing and the rights of minorities is being acknowledged and included in our Social Systems.

More than a third of people voted for a Minority Party or Independent in the last Senate Election.  Most just wanted someone who was not of the Big Parties, and did not particularly care whom.  The present intention to change Voting Rules is unfortunate.  It says something about the Greens that they support it, showing they are a Big Party, not a genuine “Alternative”, but they have always been in the Bernie Sanders/Jeremy Corbin mould, trapped in an idealistic mindset that elevates social conformity (equality) over the individual.

The Far Left and the Far Right accept a pitched battle between there extreme ideologies anticipating victory will bring total control, even if it see-saws between the polarised political parties.  What neither can tolerate is the Centre, that is leaking away the moderates from supporting either extreme.  Certainly, many Independents and Minor Parties are as extreme in some of their policies as are the Big Parties, but they bring alternative visions and prevent monopolies as well as ensuring that minority voices are heard and minority rights are upheld, even if those minorities are not their minority.  If some minorities can exist, then it is easier for all minorities, but if visible minorities are excluded from the political process it effectively eradicates minorities from Social Processes of Regulation and Law, and leads to Social Repression.