it's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA AskBeehawEnglish • 14 days ago message-square60arrow-up134
arrow-up134message-squareit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA AskBeehawEnglish • 14 days ago message-square60
good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?
minus-square Linktank ( @Linktank@lemmy.today ) linkfedilink1•14 days agoYeah because there’s definitely no voter suppression going on already. Let’s make sure the dregs of society can share their dumbass opinions when things come to a general vote.
minus-square Dark Arc ( @Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg ) linkfedilinkEnglish8•14 days agoThat’s a false equivalence. Building up society as a whole is better than trying to determine “the most relevant” voices.
minus-square Zagorath ( @Zagorath@aussie.zone ) linkfedilink5•14 days agoI suspect the people who would set this test would be the exact opposite of the people you want to set this test, in more than 50% of the seats.
Yeah because there’s definitely no voter suppression going on already. Let’s make sure the dregs of society can share their dumbass opinions when things come to a general vote.
That’s a false equivalence. Building up society as a whole is better than trying to determine “the most relevant” voices.
I suspect the people who would set this test would be the exact opposite of the people you want to set this test, in more than 50% of the seats.