- 02 Sep 2015 22:23
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Alis Volat Propriis; Tiocfaidh ár lá; Proletarier Aller Länder, Vereinigt Euch!
Would you say that voting participation in the US, for instance, is equal amongst all populations? It is certainly not:
Voting is during work on a work day, which immediately disqualifies most laboring people. Only a couple of states allow vote-by-mail and other measures to combat this.
Further, rather norotiously, precincts in poor (and mostly black areas) often have shorter open hours than more affluent areas.
Recently the Supreme Court threw out protections that stopped states from these and other discriminations against the poorest segments of society, and immediately after doing so most states that had to comply with the regulations changed their laws to make voting more difficult than it had been before.
Again, this dynamic exists--in THEORY, the liberal countries provide equal rights to everybody. In REALITY, the material base of society does not allow it.
CNN wrote:In the 2008 presidential election, 80% of adults from families earning at least $100,000 a year voted, while only 52% of adults from families earning $20,000 or less cast a vote, according to data from the Census Bureau.
Married homeowners with college degrees are also far more likely to vote than single renters with high school diplomas. Older people are often more politically involved, while younger voters -- who tend to skew lower in income -- may not feel as tied to a community, and vote less frequently.
Voting is during work on a work day, which immediately disqualifies most laboring people. Only a couple of states allow vote-by-mail and other measures to combat this.
Further, rather norotiously, precincts in poor (and mostly black areas) often have shorter open hours than more affluent areas.
Recently the Supreme Court threw out protections that stopped states from these and other discriminations against the poorest segments of society, and immediately after doing so most states that had to comply with the regulations changed their laws to make voting more difficult than it had been before.
Again, this dynamic exists--in THEORY, the liberal countries provide equal rights to everybody. In REALITY, the material base of society does not allow it.
Alis Volat Propriis; Tiocfaidh ár lá; Proletarier Aller Länder, Vereinigt Euch!