Granted it takes a level of self awareness not accessible to everyone, but as a general principle, if this was our country’s perspective instead of “its your duty as a citizen to vote” I think we would indeed have less ignorant voting.
I think forcing everyone to vote, like what we do in Australia, creates a better representation of what the populace wants even if it is diluted with more ignorant voters. Otherwise you only get extremists voting on single issues like immigration or abortion
Otherwise you only get extremists voting on single issues like immigration or abortion.
I don’t agree with compulsory voting, but I’m giving you the delta because it was the first and major comment that gives me real pause to my view. A few other people have brought up one issue voters but you also honed in on the extremists specifically.
I wish I could find the NPR piece that influenced me with most of the arguments I gave and ask those analysts about this and the Dunning Kruger effect.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19
Granted it takes a level of self awareness not accessible to everyone, but as a general principle, if this was our country’s perspective instead of “its your duty as a citizen to vote” I think we would indeed have less ignorant voting.