On 2023-06-22, John Bowes <
bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:
Nov doubt the ng idiot will miss several educational points in this opinion piece. but it's still worth reading for those who are still willing to learn...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/132383083/before-we-lower-the-voting-age-we-need-to-do-better-at-understanding-our-democracy
Well, a bit of history that did not know.
The other point is that everyone needs to understand the what democracy is apart from one man one vote.
Democracy only works if everyone plays honestly. Checks and balances help
this to be achieved.
The weaknesses of demoracy need to be known to all so that they can not be exploited by a group for their own ends.
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