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If you don't trust your fellow citizens to discern misinformation from truth, you don't trust them to vote.
by offby37years 6y ago
If you don't trust your fellow citizens to discern misinformation from truth, you don't trust them to vote.
- trey-jones 6y agoI don't, do you? It's the slipperiest slope around, however. For instance: In my state there was an executive order from the governor allowing mask mandates, but polling places were specifically excluded, because you simply cannot disallow people from voting. Another very difficult problem. How can you enforce voter education without enabling voter suppression? I don't have an answer. I'm mainly here to point out that problems are hard.
- statstutor 6y agoThat doesn't follow. I would still rather have voting citizens trying to discern the truth (and hope for some wisdom of the crowds), rather than have the agents of misinformation permanently in charge.