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The idea is simple: In a modern world, there are a lot of people who simply fail at fostering democracy, but actively harm it when casting their vote. These forces need to be clamped down upon for the good of all and this planet in general.

What woule be reasons to deny the right to vote? Here are a few, but this list is not exhaustive.

  • Is antivatx
  • Denies clinate change (or is a "sceptic")
  • Is a religious funfamentalist
  • Sees queer people as sick freaks
  • Believes in some form of race or gender essentialism
  • Shills for billionares or big tech
  • Likes generative AI and LLMs and sees them as the future

All these mostly boil down to a denial of objective, measurable reality and general anti-empiricist perspectives, mixed with personal tendencies that are simply abhorrent to a flourishing, tolerant society.

Or, to be a bit more blunt: Why the fork does a right-wing dipshit with not enough IQ to boil water be even allwowed close to a ballot box, yet alone have their mental missfires discussed with any shed of serious tone, when all they deserve is laughter and mockery at best?

Disenfranchising people who vote for the destruction of the planet is morally correct and with the ammout of propaganda by the Epstein-Class being pumped into the every information space, we might need to do this sooner then later...

I did not overly consider a certain method of enforcement for this idea, just the "moral" aspect, since the means are pure logisitics in the end.

English is my second language, you can drink a shot for every error you come across.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 34 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Sure, you can earn your right to vote, just fill out this basic literacy test real quick:


Now, you might complain that some of those questions are ambiguous. Don't worry, it's intended to be like that. It's real simple: if you're white, the test-giver will interpret it to agree with the answer you gave and you'll get to vote. If you're black, the test-giver will interpret it against you and you'll be disenfranchised. Totally fair!


And yes, this was a real test, used in Louisiana in 1964. People were getting disenfranchised using this as an excuse within living memory.

Source: https://allthatsinteresting.com/voting-literacy-test