good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?

  • alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgOPM
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    3 months ago

    the literacy tests you mention where in an effort to exclude people from voting.

    yes, which was justified with the notion of there supposedly being people who were “too uneducated” or “not-literate enough” to make decisions for themselves and therefore deserve an equal right to vote—which is the same underlying sentiment of “Do you really want to force cousin cleatus to be involved in the leadership decisions for the country?”

    • Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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      3 months ago

      No, it’s not. Forcing someone who is not knowledgeable or interested to vote is in no way the same as testing whether someone is educated to determine if they should be allowed to.