• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    What’s worse is that the public is so fucking moronic that they EVER believe a word of it. It would be impossible to underestimate how stupid voters are. Honestly. They only surpass their stupidity with their selfishness

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      5 hours ago

      But when I suggested that perhaps we need to make sure people are mentally fit to vote, I’m a nazi. Keep letting the idiots vote and we’ll always be stuck with the lowest common denominator.

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        Because any sort of goodwill attempt to eliminate people from voting will just increase the chance of it being abused by said nazis, well fascists, because nazis were the fascists from germany.

        Also fun fact, like many things IQ tests have a history rooted in racism, so if your plan was to use that then bad luck.

        Fun fact number #2 the likes of Trump, Orbán (HUN), Fico (SVK) almost always win because of a low voter turnout.

        The previous US election had what, 20 million more voters and surprise surprise, Trump lost.

        Extremists are always a passionate vocal minority the more you restrict who can vote the easier time they have to take over the election.

        If anything suggesting fines for not voting is a far less dumb idea than the shit you just said.

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          Fines sound like a good idea.

          After all, if you live in a democracy, voting is not just a right, its a responsibility. You fail to meet your responsibilities, believe it or not, fine.

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        4 hours ago

        I might know which user said that to you. I had a run in like that too. They kept telling how I was objectively a fascist for agreeing with the sentiment – was explicitly explaining that I am not sure how you would implement it precisely, but that it was understandable. NO ITS fAsCisT and UnCoNsTitUtIoNaL!!!