10-18-2019, 11:23 AM
(10-18-2019, 11:20 AM)MidTowner Wrote: That's not what "authoritarian" means.
But it's not surprising that that the Liberals would be pitching that. So are the Tories- they need a majority to "protect" against a coalition.
There are drawbacks to minority governments as well as advantages. It's a drawback to have uncertainty about whether a given government will be around in a year to implement its policies. There was a lot of uncertainty in the years after 2004. A lot of good comprises were struck, too, of course.
I don't see those as downsides, if a government implements bad policies, it should be gone, why do we have to wait 4 years. And this is a problem anyway, most meaningful government plans take more than 4 years.
As for authoritarian, I absolutely do see it as authoritarian, people who want a "strong" government want one which doesn't compromise, I see compromise and broad accommodation as the opposite of authoritariansism.