Comments on: The mathematics of democracy: Who should vote? http://blog.oup.com/2012/09/the-mathematics-of-democracy-who-should-vote/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:08:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Alice http://blog.oup.com/2012/09/the-mathematics-of-democracy-who-should-vote/#comment-295338 Alice Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:04:26 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=28948#comment-295338 @pfair143 It is blog style to make the third person singular feminine by default (as opposed to masculine 'his' and the plural form 'their' as a gender neutral). I apologize for any confusion. -- Blog Editor Alice @pfair143

It is blog style to make the third person singular feminine by default (as opposed to masculine ‘his’ and the plural form ‘their’ as a gender neutral). I apologize for any confusion.

– Blog Editor Alice

]]> By: pfair143 http://blog.oup.com/2012/09/the-mathematics-of-democracy-who-should-vote/#comment-295164 pfair143 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:10:53 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=28948#comment-295164 "..an uninformed citizen’s highest contribution may actually be to abstain from voting, trusting her peers to make decisions on her behalf." What do you mean by "her" peers and "her" behalf? Let me guess; you're a male and believe that you are "the true essence of democracy." I would agree, however, that you do have an essence. “..an uninformed citizen’s highest contribution may actually be to abstain from voting, trusting her peers to make decisions on her behalf.”

What do you mean by “her” peers and “her” behalf? Let me guess; you’re a male and believe that you are “the true essence of democracy.”

I would agree, however, that you do have an essence.

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