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Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study by dmix on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:27PM (#24902727)
> They are ultimately guilty for the damage they have wrought on our societies.

What damage? The stuff people wrote on it? That's the people.

That's what I love about people who think everyone should vote. But just look at Twitter. Most people are poorly informed idiots who are hyper-emotional and inclined to mob-think.

I'm all for more direct democracy but that doesn't mean I want anyone and everyone to vote. We need informed voters.

Which is why I despise the drives to get random people out to vote for whoever they heard spoken the loudest about in relation to their issues.

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Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study by chordalkeyboard on Monday October 26, 2020 @08:59PM (#24903446)
> I'm all for more direct democracy but that doesn't mean I want anyone and everyone to vote. We need informed voters.

There is no incentive for people to become more informed. Public choice theory explains this, voters are rationally ignorant.

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Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study by SheinhardtWigCo on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:52PM (#24902970)
> The stuff people wrote on it? That's the people.

That’s like putting an alligator pit in a mall and blaming people for getting eaten.

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