Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down16
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squarerelevants@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months ago I haven’t read it but it’s a terrible idea. “Yeah sure I don’t know what I’m talking about, but here’s my strong opinion anyways”
minus-squareJoBo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI haven’t read this specific report, that doesn’t mean I’m making shit up on the spot. No one has yet explained why Australia has a far-right party called Liberal and a centre-right party called Labor. Compulsory voting is why, IMO.
“Yeah sure I don’t know what I’m talking about, but here’s my strong opinion anyways”
I haven’t read this specific report, that doesn’t mean I’m making shit up on the spot.
No one has yet explained why Australia has a far-right party called Liberal and a centre-right party called Labor. Compulsory voting is why, IMO.