New Zealand makes an inadvertent, but powerful, argument against universal suffrage:
I'm still waiting for a good explanation as to why universal suffrage is good for a free society from those who think that democracy and liberty go hand-in-hand. It would seem a foregone conclusion that a body of voters who are confused by a mere letter would be ripe fodder for every Tom, Dick and Harry demagogue who fancies himself the next tyrant.
Some voters in Botany are scared to vote against the ruling party for fear of reprisal, and others think National and New Zealand First are the same party because they both start with N.It goes downhill from there.
I'm still waiting for a good explanation as to why universal suffrage is good for a free society from those who think that democracy and liberty go hand-in-hand. It would seem a foregone conclusion that a body of voters who are confused by a mere letter would be ripe fodder for every Tom, Dick and Harry demagogue who fancies himself the next tyrant.
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I'm still waiting for a good explanation as to why universal suffrage is good...
Because if you don't support it, you're a hater.
The Founders knew better, that's for sure.