Re: [EM] (1) The fact of an objectively meaningless vote

2011-10-30 Thread Michael Allan
Dear Fred, I've pondered your assertion that the effect of an individual vote is exactly zero for a considerable time and do not believe it is sound. Your 5 points assume that elections are static events. They're not. 1. Take the last election in which you voted, and look at its

Re: [EM] (1) The fact of an objectively meaningless vote

2011-10-26 Thread Fred Gohlke
Good Morning, Michael I've pondered your assertion that the effect of an individual vote is exactly zero for a considerable time and do not believe it is sound. Your 5 points assume that elections are static events. They're not. 1. Take the last election in which you voted, and look at

[EM] (1) The fact of an objectively meaningless vote

2011-10-23 Thread Michael Allan
Dear Juho and Fred, Thanks again for your thoughtful replies. Here I fall back to the premise section of the thesis, where you both have questions. Although this section is still undrafted, it boils down to a simple assertion of emprirical fact that is relatively easy to summarize [1]. Here