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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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[–] Linktank 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Mandatory voting, for people who have passed a morality test, and a competency test.

Nobody else is allowed to vote.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You really don't want tests to prevent voting. They will be used entirely for voter supression.

[–] Linktank 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 8 points 1 week ago

That's a false equivalence. Building up society as a whole is better than trying to determine "the most relevant" voices.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

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.

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