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isn't that effectively wordplay? say, i like chocolate but vanilla more. then i choose vanilla but i'm not against chocolate. it doesn't matter when two given choices.
but that's doesn't account for non-late-stage FPTP. given more than two choices i'd have to vote for a candidate. voting against other candidate may not work because largest minority wins.
Doesn't against and for mean the same thing with only two choices?!
i think it's the opposite. in FPTP system the largest minority (of voters) wins. if you vote against one candidate, it will (probably) create/be another minority. to make sure the candidate loses, the largest minority have to agree for another candidate, just voting any other candidate won't do. related cgp grey's video - https://yewtu.be/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo.
edited to clarify. lets assume the election results as:
- candidate A - 20%
- candidate B - 35%
- candidate C - 15%
- candidate D - 25%
- candidate E - 05%
candidate B won with only 35% voting for it while 65% voted against candidate B. clealy the majority of people voted against candidate B, but that doesn't matter as in FPTP, not majority but largest minority (35% that voted for candidate B) wins.
thus, i think you vote for not against in FPTP voting system.
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