return2ozma‘It will be the end of democracy’: Bernie Sanders on what happens if Trump wins – and how to stop him
AlsephinaI like the insinuation that the US is an actual “democracy” lmao
UnderpantsWeevilIf we do an election and the wrong candidate wins, the democracy goes away.
So you can’t vote for the wrong candidate.
And also, you can’t vote for a third-party candidate.
And also, you can’t abstain from voting.
So, really, you have exactly one choice that you’re allowed to make.
Democracy!
Cosmic ClericAnd also, you can’t abstain from voting.
[Citation required.]
We could actually improve our democracy by making voting mandatory.
We’d get a better representation of how all of the voting-age population feels.
Then maybe we can get politicians that support more thorough voting system reform.
We could actually improve our democracy by making voting mandatory.
In Australia, we’ve tried that. I have to say, that I personally, am not a fan.
The consequences of forcing politically ignorant or complacent people to vote is that they end up deciding the result of the election, and you just get skilled used car salesmen as your politicians. They know all the buzzwords and three word slogans to keep the politically apathetic tuned in.
iquanyinwe get that now tho…
They know all the buzzwords and three word slogans to keep the politically apathetic tuned in
And how is that different from what we have?