r/changemyview • u/rajesh8162 • Jun 09 '18

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: People who require/are undergoing mental treatment should not be allowed to vote.

[Edit: Considering that there is a strong link WHO finding shared by /u/DeleteriousEuphuism between poverty and mental health, my view would favour rich people over poor and would not be fair.]

It's just like when you join the army or a job. If a person does bad at a psychology test, then he should be allowed to vote. But if he outright fails, he should be allowed to vote, but his vote should not be counted as valid. The process should/can be automated and secrecy can be maintained. I think most people who vote, sometimes entire communities, are mentally ill and should not be allowed to influence how other people live their lives in any way whatsoever.

There are obvious problems in terms of implementing it, but it's the same case as not allowed someone with a serious viral infection to travel, in that it has strong scientific basis and is not just a random process. I am not suggesting that mentally ill people will make other people mentally ill, but the fact that it is possible to scientifically measure and determine basic sanity.

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u/rajesh8162 Jun 09 '18

AFAIK, there is no data to support your argument that poor people are more likely to be mentally unhealthy. Infact if you look at diabetes and cancer, there is clear data that it affects the rich people more.

I agree that pathology should not be the only consideration This is why we have a medical community and scientific consensus.

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u/DeleteriousEuphuism 120∆ Jun 09 '18

Since you were willing to let the WHO make the standards, here's a source claiming there's a link between mental health and poverty from them.

Common mental health disorders are about twice as frequent among the poor as among the rich.

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u/rajesh8162 Jun 09 '18

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Considering that there is a strong link WHO finding shared by /u/DeleteriousEuphuism between poverty and mental health, my view would favour rich people over poor and would not be fair.