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Old 23rd November 2022, 18:01     #1341
_indigo1
 
I think the lack of experience goes both ways for young voters.
On the one hand they don't have much experience with which to inform their decisions as older folk.

But on the other hand, they don't have as much experience to tribalise them and subvert rational decision making as older folk.

If competence to vote was what you were worried about - be it old, young, antivax/WEF crowd, or mentally challenged (does the former come under this), then a simple fix would be registering to vote require some kind of competency test.

However that would just tank voter turnout even more than it already is, and apart from that, who says your vote doesn't count just because you are less competent than someone else?
That becomes a slippery slope - where do you draw the cutoff? Only smart people can vote?

Last edited by _indigo1 : 23rd November 2022 at 18:04.
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