The whole point of democracy is the results should equal the will of the people. If a significant percentage of the population doesn’t get involved, the results can be skewed and show the preferences of the people who voted instead of the whole population. My understanding of this post is that with more people voting, this is less likely to happen. The right decision for you may not be the right decision for everyone else, and the point of voting is to figure out the majority of the country’s preferences.
My issue with elections is how many people make decisions almost solely on campaign ads, with little to no actual research on candidate’s actual positions and how it will effect them. If people behaved more intelligently instead of voting based on attack ads, I wouldn’t have to sit through half an hour worth of them trying to watch a football game.
The whole point of democracy is the results should equal the will of the people. If a significant percentage of the population doesn’t get involved, the results can be skewed and show the preferences of the people who voted instead of the whole population. My understanding of this post is that with more people voting, this is less likely to happen. The right decision for you may not be the right decision for everyone else, and the point of voting is to figure out the majority of the country’s preferences.
My issue with elections is how many people make decisions almost solely on campaign ads, with little to no actual research on candidate’s actual positions and how it will effect them. If people behaved more intelligently instead of voting based on attack ads, I wouldn’t have to sit through half an hour worth of them trying to watch a football game.