Scrote
Well-known member
Yes, everyone has a democratic right to vote for whoever they want to, but for democracy to work effectively the people voting need to be rational actors.Just because some one votes in a certain way doesn’t make them thick, that’s democracy. I hate the tories with a passion but I will defend anyones right to vote for them.
If you don't vote in your own best interest due to a lack of understanding (whether through poor education, media propaganda, self-delusion, whatever) then democracy has failed despite the process being democratic.
Democracy relies heavily on people having the unadulterated truth. The system fails a basic democracy test if lies are allowed to go unchallenged by the people who are supposed to be reliable witnesses to 'truth'. Once the media classes betray the populace you can't have a functioning democracy.
It doesn't make you thick to believe the lies. You are stupid to continue believing them despite being told they are lies, though.