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What would anyone who doesn't care enough do? If they don't vote, they increase the power of other voters. If they vote randomly, their votes would cancel each other out on average, making it as if they hadn't voted. If they vote based on what somebody or an organisation says, that person/group is empowered based on the number of followers.

This is the main issue with FPTP voting. If you wish to disempower fringes, require majority approval.



The idea of representative democracy is that the people who don't care about important issues vote for someone they trust to take care of it for them.

You largely vote not on the issues the candidate says he supports, but on how trustworthy they seem and how well their interests align with yours.

At it's best, this means that even people who are quite apathetic get properly represented.




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