On the Trump thread the discussion has spun off into political education and voting, compulsory or not. I think that this deserves its own space. My contention is that a good political education should be compulsory rather than make voting compulsory.

On the more flippant side I suggested that a voting licence should be obtained, much like a driving licence, before people are let loose with decisions that affect millions of lives. That was rather tongue in cheek of course but I can now see some benefits! The major drawback is that some people will not or cannot get one. There must be ways round that. After all, how many people cannot or will not get driving licences but they still manage to get about :-)

Discuss