In Australia, voting is compulsory. That means that every tax dodger, welfare suckling, anti-social, uninformed half wit MUST vote.
Our fate is often determined by people you wouldn't stand next to at a bus stop.
This entire concept of "democracy" is flawed because we allow everyone to vote. That right should be earned.
I've said it before; if you don't pay tax, you don't vote (retirees excluded). Public servants should not be allowed to vote. People with criminal records that signify that they are anti-social should not be permitted to vote.
Universal suffrage is a flawed concept.