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i just realized i cant really ask about voting (moist.catsweat.com)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/chat@beehaw.org
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for the first time i realized i cant really [politely] ask people at work about voting. in previous jobs/election cycles its a no brainer.. running around the office 'where's your sticker? did ya vote?'. regardless of affiliation, people should vote..

but theres a palpable embarrassment this year. no one speaks of politics here anymore. i sure as fuck am not going to burst that echo-bubble by askin if they voted.

i just cant really do that in my current location. very strange.

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[–] 7 points 5 days ago*

One of the hallmarks of a healthy liberal democracy is discussion. Specifically respectful and reason-based public discourse. This discourse is categorized under the "Deliberative Principle of Democracy" in the V-Dem project. That project measures how healthy a democracy is.

So, using a quantitative approach called napkin math, the US is fucked.

Jesting aside, the V-Dem project is amazing. https://www.v-dem.net/about/v-dem-project/methodology/

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