• Tar_Alcaran
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    Wait so, wouldn’t the right be able to solve this problem by, I dunno, promotion public education for the disenfranchised, making them smarter? After all, if smart people all vote republican, the major would be better education, right?

    Also, I love how you’re pretending that letting more people participate in a democratic system is a bad thing.

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      Public education doesnt notably make people better voters and it doenst really make them smarter. Smart people vote for a variety of things for a variety of reasons.

      More people that are ignorant voting is a bad thing, it will lead to bad policies and bad politicians (see our current government). How is this not an obvious result?

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        You really take your education for granted. Being able to read and do math are pretty important.

        How do we determine who is informed? Have them take a test? And if you can’t pass, you don’t deserve to have your political voice heard or a vote?