• quitenormal@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    We could actually improve our democracy by making voting mandatory.

    In Australia, we’ve tried that. I have to say, that I personally, am not a fan.

    The consequences of forcing politically ignorant or complacent people to vote is that they end up deciding the result of the election, and you just get skilled used car salesmen as your politicians. They know all the buzzwords and three word slogans to keep the politically apathetic tuned in.