essay on "Ethical and Informed voting"
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Most voters can freely access information online but are subjected to intense and organized campaigns aiming to manipulate public opinion. At its core, democracy is anchored in the capacity of citizens to obtain equal access to information about political issues. And so, any attempts to steer the public from accurate information to guide voting choices represents an attack on the very foundation of democracy.
This background leads to a critical question: who has the responsibility to ensure that this information is available.
There is a puzzling trait that is pervasive and human. It is that we often judge others with a different yardstick than with which we judge ourselves. When I visit an organisation, there is always somebody who complains that their colleagues do not work at all. Ironically, the colleagues also say the same thing about others in the organisation. Our self-perception is often at odds with the way others see us. This is also part of a deeper human malaise: we think others are wrong and we are right in our beliefs and opinions. Elections exemplify these tendencies very well.