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it's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting? (beehaw.org)

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good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Australia has compulsory voting with penalties for not voting. It ensures that people who don't think they have a voice or that their vote doesn't change anything actually are required to make their voice heard, even if they think that it doesn't matter.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Australia has a lot of really borderline fascist ideas. Not a great argument.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Some people in Australia absolutely have ideas like you describe, fortuitously the rest of us don't have to vote for them.

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