alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to AskBeehaw@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agoit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to AskBeehaw@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?
minus-squareMonkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoNo, 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.
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.