tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239306023500377155.post5892746357973478716..comments2023-09-23T15:58:11.913+01:00Comments on Interactive Democracy: The Bicomponent Free MarketAbout Interactive Democracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018501725566197175noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239306023500377155.post-40614627742046087372012-06-21T04:06:04.145+01:002012-06-21T04:06:04.145+01:00I kept waiting while watching the clip to see if A...I kept waiting while watching the clip to see if Australia was mentioned, but unfortunately we seem to slip under the radar. I think our economy and the strength of it is a result of our isolation from the 'norms' of western economic thinking and the influence of being Asian. We only really have two major party's and the role of the minor party's is as an ex politician Don Chip is (in)famous for saying "our role is to keep the bastards honest". I wonder if we get ignored because we are so far from the 'norm' or it may be our cultural preferences of keeping things as simple as possible and confidence (most of the time) in our governance because of its legitimacy and our voting procedures (the preferential and proportional voting). Either way our economy is strong, pragmatism and lack of extremes are the order of the day here, we seem to have little resistance to government regulation as long as it achieves the ends required. <br /><br />Happy Thursday<br />AmandaAmandanoreply@blogger.com