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Originally Posted by GGG
What is the logic behind mandatory voting?
Do you think you get a less extreme or more informed electorate? Or is people who vote a representive sample of those who don't vote so it wouldn't change anything?
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The logic behind mandatory voting is that party supporters, who support parties and don't based on actual issues, are always under the impression that the other side is evil, and the only reason they aren't succeeding is that people are too lazy to vote against those evil people.
I purposely don't vote all the time. It sends a strong message to parties to do something that actually appeals to voters. So many times we see the same major parties pressing the same platforms. Then once elected they don't act differently or commit themselves to actual change. It's sad that all the major parties are so entrenched in the politics of the parties themselves that we can't actually get anything done.