mandatory voting is better than any sort of voter controls, the catch is you also have to combine it with a properly funded/structured public education system designed to grow well rounded individuals capable of critical thought (instead of mindless factory drones, like the US’s).
insofar as falling for the obvious propaganda the US oligarchs pomp out, i think an educated populous helps immensely. at the very least, it drives the worst of humanity back into hiding when they no longer feel safe operating out in the open
mandatory voting is better than any sort of voter controls, the catch is you also have to combine it with a properly funded/structured public education system designed to grow well rounded individuals capable of critical thought (instead of mindless factory drones, like the US’s).
I am not sure I buy the conditional statement
“If a population is well educated then they will vote well”
There is a component of research time that greatly limits ones ability to vote in most matters.
Furthermore the afformentioned conditional statement ignores the litany of cognitive biases that would influence a vote.
insofar as falling for the obvious propaganda the US oligarchs pomp out, i think an educated populous helps immensely. at the very least, it drives the worst of humanity back into hiding when they no longer feel safe operating out in the open