[JumpCrisscross]

> And the cohort most likely to vote well when they do

Eh, this is far from a given. Mao's Red Guards were passionate idiots. And America's young men are in thrall of Clavicular.

The most powerful empires in history have had large rebublics at their cores for good reason. The wisdom of a crowd greatly increases with its diversity.

[satori99]

As an Australian, I am so grateful for compulsory voting.

[JCattheATM]

It's pretty anti-democratic honestly, but expected from a nanny state like AU. Then again they don't really enforce it - what's a $20 fine anyway?

[Schmerika]

> this is far from a given.

It's a given in Britain; ie, where we're talking about.

> Mao's Red Guards were passionate idiots.

Ok. And?

> America's young men are in thrall of Clavicular.

Clavicular? What? Were you trying to type Caligula - in which case, again, what?

American youth are far better voters than the elder generations - at least in terms of being against things like genocide, or in favor of things like universal healthcare, affordable housing/education, a liveable environment etc.

Unless you favor America's current status quo, which some people might. Personally, ew.

> The most powerful empires in history have had large rebublics at their cores for good reason.

Ehm you might consider the Dutch/British/Spanish/Mongolian/Roman/American empires role models of exemplary voting, but I certainly don't.

> The wisdom of a crowd greatly increases with its diversity.

If that's true (in certain contexts, with caveats, etc), then maybe by that logic we shouldn't be dismissive of young people, eg, just because they generally vote a bit less than older generations.

[kasey_junk]

Clavicular is an influencer in a particularly cringy subculture called look maxing.

[Schmerika]

Thanks. Ugh, guy seems like an an absolute tool.

No more so than the older generation's various head melters though.