On the other hand, we make immigrants do citizenship tests, the racists wanna make them harder, I say it’s only fair if you can’t pass the test yourself you gotta move out.
Few years ago I spent the day in a minibus with centre right middle income (I think) voters. The political illiteracy was shocking. Every social problem both didn’t exist, caused by immigrants Boris, good laugh. Andrew Windsor, innocent. Zero analysis.
Yes, we do. But it doesn’t need to be a hard one, then you could lower the voting age a couple of years.
My personal opinion is that well educated young adults display better critical-thinking than older, often prejudiced, ill-informed adults.
But the qualification should carry with it responsibility, in the form of compulsion and awareness.
ie: don’t give this right to those who will not take it seriously.
What an upgrade from being able to repeat 3 word slogans seen on the front pages of daily rags, down the pub it's all ready been reduced to, Trying to sound like they have a political knowledge understanding down the pub after 15 pints of Stella !
Ballot papers will soon say.
Put X Here Cunt!
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all ballots should have three additional questions you have to get correct that you understand what you are voting for
if all 3 100% value vote
1 wrong 70% weight
2 wrong 30% weight
3 wrong spoiled ballot
I thought this was the case for the Brexit vote: "What does the EU actually do..?" BUT I believe that the biggest problem is the lack of any realistic penalty for disinformation/lying. "Knowledge" can be weaponised...
No. The people with the least education are also the poorest people that need representation most.
What we should do is make printing false news stories to influence elections illegal
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On the other hand, we make immigrants do citizenship tests, the racists wanna make them harder, I say it’s only fair if you can’t pass the test yourself you gotta move out.
My personal opinion is that well educated young adults display better critical-thinking than older, often prejudiced, ill-informed adults.
ie: don’t give this right to those who will not take it seriously.
And don’t get me started on “Lords”
Ballot papers will soon say.
Put X Here Cunt!
⬇️
if all 3 100% value vote
1 wrong 70% weight
2 wrong 30% weight
3 wrong spoiled ballot
What we should do is make printing false news stories to influence elections illegal
Completely agree about false news stories.
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