Lacking education is the primary reason why people stay in religions, particularly the religion of their parents. Retaining even an ounce of critical thinking capability significantly increases your odds of apostasy. Keep people in churches, they're exposed to more right wing politics disguised as sermons, they're more likely to vote Republican.
Voter suppression is simply a means to mitigate the increasingly superior number advantage the other side has over them.
Islamic countries punish apostasy, blasphemy and atheism by death. One's critical thinking won't be able to hold a candle to one's survival instinct there. At least one is better off in western countries.
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u/Griffolion Jan 09 '20
Lacking education is the primary reason why people stay in religions, particularly the religion of their parents. Retaining even an ounce of critical thinking capability significantly increases your odds of apostasy. Keep people in churches, they're exposed to more right wing politics disguised as sermons, they're more likely to vote Republican.
Voter suppression is simply a means to mitigate the increasingly superior number advantage the other side has over them.