you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 8 points 5 days ago (5 children)

We could do compulsory voting without making you choose literally anything on the ballot. If you want to protest vote, you could literally turn in an empty ballot (and honestly that’s what everyone should be doing who genuinely wants to protest vote).

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [+] -6 points 5 days ago (4 children)

    It just will never work. It will have bad results. People naturally don’t like being told what to do. This is actually very stupid and authoritarian, too. If we are going full authoritarian, then I personally would rather prevent so many people from voting.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    It just will never work. It will have bad results.

    You don’t have any proof to back this up, you’re just being a doomer.

    People naturally don’t like being told what to do.

    Sooo… like I said, they can turn in an empty ballot…

    This is actually very stupid and authoritarian, too.

    It’s not, it would be authoritarian to force people to cast a vote for candidates on the ballot. Being allowed to write in candidates or turn in a blank ballot gives you the same amount of freedom to make your voice heard.

    If we are going full authoritarian

    We’re not

    then I personally would rather prevent so many people from voting.

    The data shows that the more people that vote, the better the elections tend to go for progressive candidates and policies.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] -5 points 5 days ago (2 children)