Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post
Turnout has dropped in all Western democracies. Nobody knows why.
I'm guessing that a lot of it has to do with the nature of the media. We are told day-in and day-out that we are governed by crooks and that the opposition parties are no better. So that is the point in voting? Further, the entire world is presented as a cold, depressing place with bad things occurring all over the world, so what is the point in doing anything about it if our human nature is just going to make us do it again? Far easier to sit at home on the lounge.

But yes... compulsory voting is something I truly like about our democracy.