alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to AskBeehawEnglish · 2 years agoit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?message-squaremessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up135file-text
arrow-up135message-squareit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to AskBeehawEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square58linkfedilinkfile-text
good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?
minus-squareLinktank ( Linktank@lemmy.today ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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-squareDark Arc ( Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoThat’s a false equivalence. Building up society as a whole is better than trying to determine “the most relevant” voices.
minus-squareZagorath ( Zagorath@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years 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.