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It seems that people like being in crisis, rather than having stability. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Not voting delegitimises the government and puts pressure on the political system.

And then once enough people aren't voting the government-legitimacy fairy will come down from the sky and wave a wand to fix everything.

This was famously the case back in the 1780s when most people in the US couldn't vote at all. The US government was illegitimate, and so it instantly ceased to exist, which is why there's actually no problems at all today. Glad we nipped that one in the bud back then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The government was legitimate then, obviously. Why would you apply our modern view of the matter to that time? It is irrelevant.