Do you see this comment? Here in Norway you can vote in prison.
Politicians even go to prisons to campaign.
Why don’t we do that in America?
The simple answer
it is not in the best interest of the status quo in America
to have a majority of the American citizens voting.
We actually have a system where we discourage people from voting.
More Americans voted in 2,020 than any election in American history.
About 67% of eligible voters voted.
67% of eligible voters. That means 80 million Americans didn’t vote.
Oh, and then
you couple that with the 4.6 million Americans who cannot vote
because of their felony convictions.
It’s easier for the status quo to maintain control
when you have a large group of the population
who are unmotivated in voting.
And then you have a large population who cannot vote.
And fun fact did you know that in Australia,
if you do not vote you get fined?
Yes, you heard me right.
In Australia if you do not vote
you will get a letter in the mail and you have to explain why.
And if your why doesn’t meet the standard,
you have to pay a fine for not participating in the voting process.