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All very tolerant and laudable, but I’m thinking of worse catastrophe than conventional war or even genocide. Population explosion and mismanagement o...
April 22, 2018 at 21:00
Btw, bravo on the honesty. I live in CA where it makes the least difference how I vote. I’m thankful, actually, because it spared me the dilemma.
April 22, 2018 at 20:36
Agree, the two party system is an impediment
April 22, 2018 at 20:28
Yes, you’re quite right. It’s well known in decision theory and behavioral economics that people systematically fail normative standards of rationalit...
April 22, 2018 at 20:27
So how do we fix the errant course of politics? Failure will be catastrophic.
April 22, 2018 at 19:32
Gotcha. Excuse me for being impatient. But to be clear, I don’t want to take away anyone’s rights. Just like owning firearms and speaking your mind, I...
April 22, 2018 at 19:31
That is a fair point. You’re probably right.
April 22, 2018 at 19:29
I don’t know whether I believe it makes no difference whether the electorate is, overall, better informed; but thanks for the constructive participati...
April 22, 2018 at 19:17
We can’t have rational political debate without assuming some stance or another is objectively true. I pointed out “true or not” applies to both equal...
April 22, 2018 at 19:03
Yes, of course. Are you suggesting any policy putting restrictions on voter eligibility is tantamount to Jim Crow?
April 22, 2018 at 18:57
I’ve been reluctant to humor these rather captious objections, but I’ll try again. Either the current political climate/direction/regime/whatever is r...
April 22, 2018 at 18:42
Okay. I respect that. I think my political views are essential, though. I don’t think voter restrictions necessarily conflict with popular sovereignty...
April 22, 2018 at 18:30
Hear, hear
April 22, 2018 at 18:17
“Uniformed votes” should not be controversial. Unless you largely approve of the political climate and direction of the country, it’s hard to see how ...
April 22, 2018 at 18:05
@"T Clark" Hey man. Relax with the ad hominem. I’m calling uninformed votes garbage, not people. Sheesh. If you think we can have rational social choi...
April 22, 2018 at 17:40
I would broaden that from maturity to all-around qualification. I’m not a firm believer in our brand of democracy precisely because having a pulse is ...
April 22, 2018 at 16:13
Sup. I’m just a nobody searching for decent conversation. I had a nice philosophy phase some years ago, studied a few hallmarks of the analytic school...
April 22, 2018 at 08:32