| Do you deserve to vote? [message #229360] |
Mon, 06 November 2006 06:13  |
Kanezor
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Registered: February 2005
Location: Sugar Land, TX, USA
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This is mostly directed at United States citizens, but I think its idea could apply to a citizen of any voting country...
http://www.dontvote.org
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DontVote.org encourages people to Vote, but only AFTER they have educated themselves on the policies and individuals for which they are voting. Voting should be considered a privilege and exercised with responsibility and discretion. Just like a final exam, responsible voting requires self-education and thought. When the time comes to cast your ballot, if you don't know for what or whom you're voting, then DON'T VOTE.
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| Re: Do you deserve to vote? [message #229450 is a reply to message #229360] |
Mon, 06 November 2006 20:43  |
fl00d3d
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Registered: August 2003
Location: Iowa, USA
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It's all relative to personal opinion because what one person sees as educated or "making a correct choice" may not be the same to the other.
While I do agree that many people are ignorant bastards, that is still just my opinion -and thinking otherwise would make me ignorant. (think deep, lol)
Anyway, since I'm pretty 'Darwinistic' I would say let the idiots vote and deal with who they vote into office. If they're dumb and vote in someone stupid ... then a dumb nation is represented by dumb individuals because of dumb decisions.
Though that may be annoying and usually frightening, it is still democracy at its truest form, and I think it should be respected as more of a God-given right then a privledge.
If working with absolutes, the fools should still vote so that a fair and democratic result is still earned---rather than the poll resulting in a psuedo-democratic election.
Maybe rather than telling people not to vote because they're dumb we should spend that energy educating them so they are more likely to make a more accurate assessment of the decision to be made.
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