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Originally Posted by shDK
You do make some good point to why certain parts of a population chose not to vote, don't have faith in democracy or simply don't care.
But when large parts of a population are not listened to..it is a weakness in an election, and therefore a problem in a functioning democracy. You cannot argue against that.
In most of these instances save seniors that can't do it, people choose to not have their voice heard, which is their democratic right. These people aren't being excluded by the system; it's not a failed functioning of democracy, these people are CHOOSING to not lend their voice. This is part of the functionality, as we do not mandate participation.
There is a significant difference between a group not being listened to; not being allowed to participate, and one that makes the conscious choice not to lend their voice to the cause. These two should never be conflated.
You do make some good point to why certain parts of a population chose not to vote, don't have faith in democracy or simply don't care.
But when large parts of a population are not listened to..it is a weakness in an election, and therefore a problem in a functioning democracy. You cannot argue against that.
In most of these instances save seniors that can't do it, people choose to not have their voice heard, which is their democratic right. These people aren't being excluded by the system; it's not a failed functioning of democracy, these people are CHOOSING to not lend their voice. This is part of the functionality, as we do not mandate participation.
There is a significant difference between a group not being listened to; not being allowed to participate, and one that makes the conscious choice not to lend their voice to the cause. These two should never be conflated.