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Nursie
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Australia’s new mass surveillance mandate
And in democracies like the UK, people who don’t vote are disregarded as lazy and ignored too.
I agree, you should be able to withhold as a protest, in practice it’s 100% meaningless.
chrisseaton
on Sept 8, 2021
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They aren’t ignored - parties try to woo them over.
Nursie
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In a system where there are many more parties, and ballots can still be spoiled, I don't see how that would be different.
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I agree, you should be able to withhold as a protest, in practice it’s 100% meaningless.