1. MMP threshold at 5% is an order of magnitude (1%) higher than it needs to be or was recommended by the royal commission . This continues to make it difficult for anyone to vote confidently for alternatives to the two party dominance (ie: strategic voting alters the table of choices, thus disenfranchises voices/engagement/participation). Youth relevant issues are displaced where and when politicians see no 'election value' in soliciting these votes. {STV would have covered this base.... ]
2. Youth opinions are ignored politically. Both nationaly and locally.
They are marginalised by legislative breaches of the human rights act/bill of rights by targeted legislation [ie: 'boy racer'' = ageist/sexist ] and other application of the law (drug policy in disrepute in particular) leading to disproportionate media branding of the 'adolescent as a feared class'. This is wholly unjustified and pejorative in the extreme. (John Kirwin, where are you?). Youth rejection of social value systems, alienation from rule of law and deviency amplification are a consequence of POLICY and political/media/populist 'hate speech' that are decontructions of the truth/reality in order to justify status quo thinking. [STV would have ensured all voices were 'equitably' at the table ]
Decouple these two identified impediments and voter participation will increase.. no education required.
Looking forward to that conversation. /Blair
/Blair
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Blair Anderson ‹(•¿•)›
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