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We need to bar certain people from voting

Like, I genuinely think we should have a questionnaire before each election for each citizen to see if they are mentally capable of understanding the difference between causation and correlation. If you are unable to connect opinions to verifiable fact, you should have no say in government

Edit: If you feel personally attacked by this, maybe it's time to reevaluate whether your own opinions are based in fact. I neither mentioned nor suggested that any party or political affiliation is guilty of incoherent ideas lol
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GerOttman · 70-79, M
You ever read any of Robert A. Heinlein's work? He has a good take on this.
helenS · 36-40, F
@GerOttman You mean his novel "Starship Troopers"? Where only military people enjoy full citizenship rights?
GerOttman · 70-79, M
@helenS He has many novels, that one was fairly recent and well known due to the movie. His basic concept of full citizenship being an earned privilege shows up repeatedly. I actually just looked through his list on Amazon and found this interesting title, "Take Back Your Government : A Practical Handbook for the Private Citizen Who Wants Democracy to Work". Which is, of course, unavailable at this time.
helenS · 36-40, F
@GerOttman I have never seen the movie, but I read the novel several years ago. Too militaristic for my liking, but he's an excellent writer I must say.
GerOttman · 70-79, M
@helenS It was not his best work, I read it too. My take was that it was written as a purely commercial novel. Try Stranger in a Strange Land, or my all time favorite. To Sail Beyond Sunset! That one really had me fascinated.
helenS · 36-40, F
@GerOttman Thank you for the recommendations! 🌷
The only other one that I have read is "Moon is a Harsh Mistress". I can't remember whether I liked it or not...
GerOttman · 70-79, M
@helenS Pretty sure I read that once, but I may have been like 16?? It was a while ago! I read a lot of the big four back then. Niven, Clarke, Asimov