Thatsalotofpotatoes

And this is the real heart of the problem. I would love to see a ban on all political advertising while providing an easily accessible source to read the policies of each party. Without the branding and cults of personality we could have a system that actually makes decision based on policy

I admit it might help the current problem, since people less passionate about the issues might be less inclined to vote for reactionaries, but I don't think the result would be better representation. Most likely the result would be a system that leans even heavier on marketing to get brand recognition for the party to the most people

The fear and anger is to get people to vote for them. That wouldn't go away under mandatory voting. Unfortunately, unless we can find a way to resolve the culture war that has spread globally now, that will always be an easy exploit

Because it's a terrible idea? Elections are already heavily weighted towards name recognition. What are people who can't even be bothered to go out to vote going to offer to the process?

Can't say I expected to see rimworld up here

I'm guessing you don't actually know anyone who owns an ev. My coworker has been driving over 100km a day on his Leaf for nearly a decade and he's only ever had tires and brakes done on it. I'd buy an electric myself if I didn't need my truck for work

Pretty sure this thread exists because of Merlin. Half the people I know seem to be on it