Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 19 hours ago34% of the US population doesn't vote. Why do polticalitcians cling to the idea that these voters can't be reached?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down19
arrow-up1134arrow-down1message-square34% of the US population doesn't vote. Why do polticalitcians cling to the idea that these voters can't be reached?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 19 hours agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 hours agoAgreed. Even though I think voting is the right thing to do, forcing people to vote is an infringement on their freedom and I don’t think it’s justified.
minus-squaretimbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·16 hours agoWhen I think of the cost of that freedom it doesn’t seem too steep. People want all the benefits but none of the responsibility, IMO. I definitely see your viewpoint though.
Agreed. Even though I think voting is the right thing to do, forcing people to vote is an infringement on their freedom and I don’t think it’s justified.
When I think of the cost of that freedom it doesn’t seem too steep.
People want all the benefits but none of the responsibility, IMO.
I definitely see your viewpoint though.