Book: Dissenting Electorate: Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition
Libertarians and individualist anarchists against democracy, compiled in "Dissenting Electorate: Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition", edited by Carl Watner with Wendy McElroy, both freelance writers and book authors (McFarland, 2001).
Quote: "This book is an anthology of articles and excerpts from a variety of sources that deal with the topic of nonvoting. In presenting the minority view that important moral and political reasons abound for not voting, the book unfolds four [sic] general arguments: voting is implicitly a coercive act because it lends support to a compulsory state; voting reinforces the legitimacy of the state; and existing nonpolitical, voluntarist alternatives better serve society."
Watner's essay, "The Case Against Democracy", can be read here: http://www.wendymcelroy.com/news.php?extend.4198
Libertarians and individualist anarchists against democracy, compiled in "Dissenting Electorate: Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition", edited by Carl Watner with Wendy McElroy, both freelance writers and book authors (McFarland, 2001).
Quote: "This book is an anthology of articles and excerpts from a variety of sources that deal with the topic of nonvoting. In presenting the minority view that important moral and political reasons abound for not voting, the book unfolds four [sic] general arguments: voting is implicitly a coercive act because it lends support to a compulsory state; voting reinforces the legitimacy of the state; and existing nonpolitical, voluntarist alternatives better serve society."
Watner's essay, "The Case Against Democracy", can be read here: http://www.wendymcelroy.com/news.php?extend.4198
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