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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
You seem to be caught up on the democracy index and New Zealand being high and somehow attributing that solely or largely on non citizen voting. There are apparently 60 metrics driving that index of which suffrage is a small part. Despite non citizen voting rights being established in 1975 the voter turnout has steadily dropped in New Zealand. It has gone from the high 80% - low 90% range up until the late 80s down to high 70% - low 80% now.
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I’m not attributing solely or largely to non-citizen voting. I’ll ask again: how is New Zealand a healthier democracy when they do not adhere to what some here are trying to position as a “bellwether” for democracy, full stop?
If we believe the above, and believe even just DISCUSSING alternatives (like the alternative New Zealand has) are undemocratic attempts to put a “thumb on the scale,” how are they better?
Canada’s voter turnout is in the 60% range, FYI.