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posted by [personal profile] emperor at 08:24am on 10/05/2005
In a democracy, everyone is entitled to vote, on whatever basis they see fit, be that "who the Sun editorial said to vote for", "the party with the prettiest logo", "the party on the top of the ballot paper", or "the party who closest represents my views". Certainly, it would be better if everyone went for the last option, but democracy doesn't give you the option of trying to enforce this. As someone once said "democracy is the worst form of government, apart from all the others".
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posted by [personal profile] emperor at 08:40am on 10/05/2005
Err, to clarify: I agree that it would be better if everyone thought carefully about who to vote for, but I don't agree that we should attempt to impose this on people.
 
posted by [identity profile] robert-jones.livejournal.com at 08:48pm on 10/05/2005
In a democracy, everyone is entitled to vote, on whatever basis they see fit

I really can't see how that assertion flows from the meaning of "democracy".

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