Originally Posted by Ladger
Then the politicians who get into office are the ones who spend more on advertisement - rather than meaningful debate and support for their respective ideologies, as I'm pretty sure people will vote for the "shiniest politician".
This isn't america.
Originally Posted by Ladger
Perhaps a better idea would be to convince the people of the importance of voting - not forcefully, but via education?
People are educated on the importance of voting from a young age. When was the last time you checked out your local curriculum? In fact, I believe Mr Rudd and Ms Gillard are forcing the issue harder onto the proposed national curriculum and tieing it in with Australian History (which is also getting a big kick up the arse). I'm sure you already knew that though
Originally Posted by Ladger
If you don't require people to vote, the percentage of people that actually vote depending on the policies the candidates propose will increase - since more of them will care about politics.
That's not really an argument at all.
Also, ITT: Non-voters and virgin voters feel elite
Last edited by m0o; Jan 26, 2010 at 08:54 AM.
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