That would raise the bar! I was aiming lower mainly for general ease and accessibility, proof of both having been given and received a basic education. But the bar exam asks questions technical in nature and difficult - maybe a few of those in order.Maybe earning the right to vote by passing an examination like the bar exam. — praxis
I don’t know what you mean. — praxis
Postmodernism (and epistemology generally) distinguishes between subjective truths and objective truths. The former are statements about one’s individual experience of the world, while the latter comprise propositions supported either inductively or deductively. - postmodernism stresses the distinction between objectivity of facts, versus objectivity of knowledge or people. It accepts the possible existence of facts outside human context, but argues that all knowledge is mediated by an individual and that the experiences, biases, beliefs, and identity of that individual necessarily influence how they mediate any knowledge.
Finally, postmodernism criticizes individuals’ claims of objectivity via a critique of power. Specifically, it argues that the degree to which society accepts an individual’s claim of objectivity is directly proportional to that individual’s structural power.
I think it should start from things like felons would never lose their right to vote, even while they are incarcerated.Seriously though, advocating for so-called voting competency tests is an all round terrible idea. — StreetlightX
Citizenship should be enough for to have the right to vote. — ssu
Seriously though, advocating for so-called voting competency tests is an all round terrible idea. — StreetlightX
Yes, that part of it is almost that simple. But the election itself is not. And if and when an electorate shows itself afflicted, are there to be no remedies?If you're a citizen and of age, you vote. It's as simple as that. — StreetlightX
Yes, it does. But with just a few of them, it's not a direct process and was never intended to be.The US however neither has real elections — StreetlightX
It works. The product isn't always admirable and some other countries in some ways do a much better job.nor a working public education system — StreetlightX
Who ever that knew the meaning of the word, except informally calls it a democracy?nor a democracy for that matter — StreetlightX
Also useful if you could learn to tell the difference between yourself and others not you. I take your remark to be projection, a conclusion imo well-grounded in many posts of yours.before trying to punish people you don't like. — StreetlightX
Yes, that part of it is almost that simple. But the election itself is not. — tim wood
before trying to punish people you don't like.
— StreetlightX
Also useful if you could learn to tell the difference between yourself and others not you. I take your remark to be projection, a conclusion imo well-grounded in many posts of yours. — tim wood
No.You’re saying that you can’t tell truth from lies? — praxis
whatever they believe gains them some kind of advantage, regardless of what's said is true, so the basic strategy is not to silence opposition but to control the truth or reality. — praxis
Yes, that part of it is almost that simple. But the election itself is not. And if and when an electorate shows itself afflicted, are there to be no remedies? — tim wood
Amen! And in the US of 2016, 2020, and god help us likely 2022 and 2024, the assumption that we collectively have common sense is open to question. 2020 we got by, but not by enough. How, short of trauma, is common sense restored?For a democracy to function sets demands for the citizens. Voters have to have some knowledge and especially interest in the collective decision making. The basis is that the majority of people do have common sense. That's all. — ssu
Like, maybe think about building a robust and accessible education system first before resorting to punitive measures? — StreetlightX
The rest of your waffle are just excuses for more American fascism. — StreetlightX
Why not then tests for voter competency? — tim wood
American culture is, at its heart, plebeian culture. — baker
Where conservatives like punishing women (cf. Texas), liberals like punishing the uneducated. — StreetlightX
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