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it's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? (beehaw.org)
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good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?

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[–] Butterbee@beehaw.org 7 points 2 months ago

Feels authoritarian to me. I think everyone should vote! But I wouldn't force people to. If you did, I suspect that a lot of votes that ordinarily wouldn't have been cast would be spoiled anyway