I laugh at this as though, if it were a thing I could vote on for my own municipality, I would do anything but vote for it and enthusiastically wear it.
“But consider how funny it would be” is a major bug in democracy and I demand a patch.
I remember a talkshow host (don’t remember which one) making a joke that we should be able to vote for a president and a “mascot” every election so that people could take the presidency seriously and still get a silly vote out of their system. Like, one to make boring decisions and the other to prance around with a flag and yell about stuff.
I laugh at this as though, if it were a thing I could vote on for my own municipality, I would do anything but vote for it and enthusiastically wear it.
“But consider how funny it would be” is a major bug in democracy and I demand a patch.
I remember a talkshow host (don’t remember which one) making a joke that we should be able to vote for a president and a “mascot” every election so that people could take the presidency seriously and still get a silly vote out of their system. Like, one to make boring decisions and the other to prance around with a flag and yell about stuff.
Maybe that’s the patch for this type of thing.
I would unironically support this.