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Mandatory voting, yes or no? (feddit.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Sorry if this is the wrong place for this, It seemed pretty specific but I also understand if this is more a news sub.

Now for the topic at hand, I'm personally not a fan. I think it's a sticking plaster over the top of some significant shortcomings in education and disenfranchisement that fails to get people engaged in politics in a meaningful way.

The end game shouldn't be getting a load of ignorant voters to ignorantly cast a vote; it should be to have an informed, educated and interested electorate going out to perform their civic duty in a way that brings everyone into the process, old, young, rich and poor.

I'd much rather see a focus on teaching our young people how our system works, why it's important and how and why we have a duty as individuals to turn up to vote, hold our elected officials accountable and become a part of the democratic process.

What about you?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

There are a lot of issues which people know nothing about, sure, but it would be nice to let people ignore issues they aren't familiar enough.

Though, if you were to present the question, it would be pertinent to let both sides weigh in. It would be good if people were presented both sides of the argument before voting on an issue and required a basic test to confirm they understand each sides point.

Though my example for solitary confinement would be maybe too broad, perhaps there are possibilities for voting with gradations? Similar to how we can vote for someone who is somewhere in the middle of an issue.

I'm an advocate for ending solitary confinement - completely, for any crime. The statistics show that it doesn't deter violence, and breaks minds in a way where recovery is impossible for some.