Like if you’re voting according to the beliefs then arguably you’re imposing those beliefs indirectly on other people?
Any belief that motivates your vote for public policy is a public belief.
There are some votes that are closer to aggregation of preferences (like “should our group house have a quiet hallway norms or loud hallway norms?”) where you might be basically expressing a private belief.
But in general, if you’re voting on it, it’s a matter of public interest, and it is impolite to rely on illegible argumentation that isn’t made available for critique (though perhaps we could construct situations in which I agree that it is unavoidable).
Now, that’s interesting. Because I am somewhat tempted by the view that if you are voting on it, then it’s a matter of public interest, so you have a responsibility to try to believe things that are true, but I would disagree with “it is impolite to rely on illegible argumentation that isn’t made available for critique”.
Any belief that motivates your vote for public policy is a public belief.
There are some votes that are closer to aggregation of preferences (like “should our group house have a quiet hallway norms or loud hallway norms?”) where you might be basically expressing a private belief.
But in general, if you’re voting on it, it’s a matter of public interest, and it is impolite to rely on illegible argumentation that isn’t made available for critique (though perhaps we could construct situations in which I agree that it is unavoidable).
Now, that’s interesting. Because I am somewhat tempted by the view that if you are voting on it, then it’s a matter of public interest, so you have a responsibility to try to believe things that are true, but I would disagree with “it is impolite to rely on illegible argumentation that isn’t made available for critique”.