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I think there should be an intelligence test before you are allowed to vote. It would pose questions which have been in the political arena and give multiple choices and so filter out the uninformed. I was involved in politics in a small way and despaired at the lack of knowledge that the voters had when making their choice. The two most popular reasons given for voting for a particular candidate were, they liked his or her face, or they had always voted for that party. The candidates agenda was rarely mentioned.

 

Based on that video I put forth my opinion that this is the very basis for dumbing down and polluting the education system. Socialisms first requirement is an ignorant uneducated populace for its seed of socialistic destruction to take root. The socialist elites first take control over the education system and demonize religion. This may and probably will take a generation to complete but Socialist are patient and relentless. Keeping the population childlike in their thinking guarantees their success and freedom from dissension. banning all opposing thought and debate through the practice of attacking and defaming the dissenter. The book Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky is the playbook for the people who would use democracy to kill a Republic

 

Perhaps there should also be an intelligence and knowledge test before being allowed to run for office. I was also 'politically active' at one time (in Canada) and at a rally for our candidate I asked him if he had ever read the Canadian Constitution. (I have and it is not very long). He answered "No but I surely will now that you have brought it up".

 

Yes, humorous I know. And yet some would expect the electorate to be more intelligent and knowledgeable than the people we vote for. Funny thing is: we often are

 

This is also technique used by others who are not socialists.....