You’re assuming people who don’t care enough to vote are still informed enough to vote, and that’s not true. I know people who oscillate between voting republican and not voting mostly just because they believe what the republican politicians say. Recently, I gave one a series of examples explaining how implementing the “protecting the children” policies actually harmed children, women, or people in general – and they were horrified. It was the first time I ever convinced anyone of anything politically, and I ended up convincing them they weren’t informed enough to vote.
Maybe I would agree with obligatory voting if we had both ranked voting and a none-of-the-above / random-citizen-lottery option, but choosing between politicians who actively mislead people is a dangerous activity.
You’re assuming people who don’t care enough to vote are still informed enough to vote, and that’s not true. I know people who oscillate between voting republican and not voting mostly just because they believe what the republican politicians say. Recently, I gave one a series of examples explaining how implementing the “protecting the children” policies actually harmed children, women, or people in general – and they were horrified. It was the first time I ever convinced anyone of anything politically, and I ended up convincing them they weren’t informed enough to vote.
Maybe I would agree with obligatory voting if we had both ranked voting and a none-of-the-above / random-citizen-lottery option, but choosing between politicians who actively mislead people is a dangerous activity.