Ever wondered why voters are so stupid?

[Wapiti]

Honestly, have any of you tried so hard, yet failed, to convince some around you that what they are believing and supporting is in fact harming them? Ruining society?
Ever wondered why with all the educating we try to do, the masses just "follow" the most incompetent, seemingly "leaderless" and uncharismatic monster that is propped up to have what evil they represent thrown your way? And why they blindingly follow?

My wife put me onto this, she was musing about how people just seem to be getting dumber and dumber and will follow someone without any experience or status. Think of gun laws for example.

Any of you who watch this, do so with an open mind. Because what's happening to even well-educated people is bloody well true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfekgjfh1Rk

[bigrich]

yeah , wow. a lot in that vid is spot on . people who give up common sense for a ideology where they think they are doing good when logic says otherwise.

my own personal observations over the years , as someone who grew up pre internet and social media , is society is dumbing down . yeah i know, it's stating the obvious , but i believe that staring at screens as the majority of younger generation do , doesn't train the mind to think like reading a book does . i've always been a avid reader , and i believe the link between comprehending the meaning of the words and "painting" a mental picture when reading, trains and develops the mind. some of the victorian era writers were truly painting these mental pictures with descriptive beautiful words , and paragraphs that truly set the scene. sir arthur conan doyle , HG wells , as well as many others were masters of this . not to mention our bush poets . my observation is people who read generally have a better attention span and focus than those who don't . some of the young ones i work with can stay focused for about 5 seconds JMHO

[fussy]

It's not so much that voters are stupid, it's that stupid people are allowed to vote.

There ought to be a slightly higher hurdle to voting than having a pulse beyond 18 years of age.

The voters are voting to give themselves more, and, given that so many are unproductive, they vote for whoever gives them more welfare.

I propose this: Anyone who remains unemployed can be given a choice.
1. Stay on the status quo, receive benefits, but centrelink will hound you to get a job and make you jump through hoops top earn your dole cheque.
OR
2. Be taken off the electoral roll. Centrelink will not hound you, but the pollies will be free to do what's best for Oz, not just the growing number of unemployable voters.
--> you can get back on the electoral roll of you become a net taxpayer for a full electoral cycle (not just the week before the election).
Make it voluntary.

[Bugman]

It's not so much that voters are stupid, it's that stupid people are allowed to vote.

There ought to be a slightly higher hurdle to voting than having a pulse beyond 18 years of age.

The voters are voting to give themselves more, and, given that so many are unproductive, they vote for whoever gives them more welfare.

I propose this: Anyone who remains unemployed can be given a choice.
1. Stay on the status quo, receive benefits, but centrelink will hound you to get a job and make you jump through hoops top earn your dole cheque.
OR
2. Be taken off the electoral roll. Centrelink will not hound you, but the pollies will be free to do what's best for Oz, not just the growing number of unemployable voters.
--> you can get back on the electoral roll of you become a net taxpayer for a full electoral cycle (not just the week before the election).
Make it voluntary.

mmm. Not a bad suggestion in my books.

[cadet]

The system works exactly as designed. It's easier to manipulate and exploit a population that way.
It's decades, generations even, in the making, from both sides of the aisle, just with different motivations.