It's not what you think is reality, it's what the electorate thinks.
Hilary doesn't think she's a Tyrant. The Amercian public thought that. Your failure to realise that it's not your opinion that counts is exactly the same reason she failed. Sure I know exactly what your saying with the strict definitions and interpretations and I don't disagree with them.
I think you're a tyrant or an idiot and you believe you're not. How do you think I'm going to vote? Does the truth matter or just what I think is the truth?
Reality has no place in politics unless it is popular. You can speak the truth and if the electorate doesn't believe you, then the truth isn't what gets you elected.
Compulsory elections, it's a method of helping prevent election fraud, not a guarantee. Just because it doesn't work 100% means you don't abandon it.
The process is more complex than just giving examples of where it has failed and proclaiming it doesn't work. If the voting is compulsory and the voters are voting against the corruption, how do you think it failed? Because of the compulsory attendance or because some other influence has found a way to negate an anonymous compulsory vote and still maintain the illusion of a free and fair election? OR of course, maybe that is what the voters wanted despite the intimidation?
From a selfish point of view, I can increase the power of my vote if I can discourage you from doing so.
You don't need to vote Fester, the smart people have got everything sorted. You stay home and let the grown up's vote. But hey, if you want to vote, you can still turn up and be rest assured your vote doesn't matter anyway.
So what's the go here Comrade Fester?
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Are we trying to improve democracy or improve the outcomes at the expense of democracy?
Who needs to bother with those pesky elections when you or I know what's best?
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