ageedizzle@piefed.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWhat’s your most controversial opinion?message-squaremessage-square979linkfedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1210arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s your most controversial opinion?ageedizzle@piefed.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square979linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLemmy World@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoI am not sure I buy the conditional statement “If a population is well educated then they will vote well” There is a component of research time that greatly limits ones ability to vote in most matters. Furthermore the afformentioned conditional statement ignores the litany of cognitive biases that would influence a vote.
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoinsofar as falling for the obvious propaganda the US oligarchs pomp out, i think an educated populous helps immensely. at the very least, it drives the worst of humanity back into hiding when they no longer feel safe operating out in the open
I am not sure I buy the conditional statement
“If a population is well educated then they will vote well”
There is a component of research time that greatly limits ones ability to vote in most matters.
Furthermore the afformentioned conditional statement ignores the litany of cognitive biases that would influence a vote.
insofar as falling for the obvious propaganda the US oligarchs pomp out, i think an educated populous helps immensely. at the very least, it drives the worst of humanity back into hiding when they no longer feel safe operating out in the open