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This was being discussed in another thread the other day and I figured the discussion could continue here. Basically, in countries like America, you don't have to vote, whereas in Australia, you do. Many say that people in countries without compulsory voting should just vote, and rather not complain about the government. But if the government isn't doing anything in the first place to make you want to vote for them, and both parties suck, then yeah chances are you aren't going to want to vote. On the other hand, you can get a much better public opinion if you force everyone to vote, but in the mean time those who don't care vote for just anyone and if the majority doesn't care, then the ones that do care miss out because they're not getting the best leader, if that makes sense.
Some things for you to consider now (no dot points):
- what are your thoughts on compulsory voting with those things in mind?
- can there ever be a middle-ground between the two (aka compulsory and non-compulsory)?
- if the government participates more actively in the community and was more of an open book on issues, could you ever reach a general majority of people wanting to vote (aka for it not needing to be compulsory)?
Bring any other points to the table if you wish, discuss!
Some things for you to consider now (no dot points):
- what are your thoughts on compulsory voting with those things in mind?
- can there ever be a middle-ground between the two (aka compulsory and non-compulsory)?
- if the government participates more actively in the community and was more of an open book on issues, could you ever reach a general majority of people wanting to vote (aka for it not needing to be compulsory)?
Bring any other points to the table if you wish, discuss!