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I think your point here would be far stronger without the intelligence argument. I don't want to tell someone they can't vote because they didn't pass an IQ tes

• L_226 5y ago
  You don't need to tell them they can't vote, you just need to tell them there is free beer at the footy on that day /s
  • gonzo41 5y ago
    Well, elections usually happen around the AFL and Rugby finals, so there's a fair bit of drinking happening. So why not vote, get a snag and then get drunk. Seems like a win win for everyone.
• marcusverus 5y ago
  > I don't want to tell someone they can't vote because they didn't pass an IQ test threshold. You've misunderstood my comment. I'm not saying that we should prevent unintelligent people from voting, I'm saying we shouldn't actively seek out their input by compelling them to vote. We know that poorly educated people are the least likely to vote, and we know that educational achievement correlates strongly with IQ--so by requiring voting, you will be significantly increasing the proportion of voters who are not intellectually capable of making an informed decision about how we can run a society. You do not seek out the advice of the least intelligent people you know. Even if, out of a stubborn commitment to egalitarian ideals, you did ask for their advice, you'd be a fool to weight it equally with the people who you hold in high regard. So why the hell would we, as a society, choose to do so by compelling the vote?