Re:Paris Votes to Ban E-Scooters
by imoverclocked on Sunday April 02, 2023 @11:01PM
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Sometimes what is being voted on is unclear. Names/monickers are often misleading. The description text of bills can seem contradictory to the advertising about them.
This is all before we get into gerrymandering and other patterns to shape voting outcomes.
It’s not always about apathy.
Re:Paris Votes to Ban E-Scooters
by JumpCrisscross on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:23AM
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> what is being voted on is unclear. Names/monickers are often misleading. The description text of bills can seem contradictory to the advertising about them.
Which is why direct democracy rarely works. And again, if someone is dissuaded from voting on the basis of how a bill sounds versus taking the time to learn what it is, I’m still chalking that up as a feature. Gerrymandering is a problem, but not an excuse for apathy—not every issue, local to national, is gerrymandered.
This is a feature. Democracy is government by the people. Not by their whimsy. If it isn’t worth the inconvenience of voting, that might be a sign.