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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Ignorant Voters and the Efficacy of Democratic Systems

Justin Fox notes –
“Even if you believe that political elites in the U.S., U.K. and elsewhere have made a mess of things in recent years (and I do), it's still hard not to entertain the suspicion that maybe voters are a big part of the problem, too. As one political theorist recently wrote, "The basic problem is not that most voters seek to maximize their self-interest, but rather that most voters lack the knowledge necessary to make informed political judgments." Or, "The uncomfortable truth is that the best (perhaps only) way to reduce the political influence of ignorant voters is to deprive them of the vote."

Related:
http://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2016/06/american-politics-past-present-and.html

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