The requirements to run for politics and to register as a voter should be stricter, and only those who manage to prove themselves to be capable enough through some tests should be able to register/run.
Hello guys! I live in a pretty corrupt country (The Philippines) and so many artists have become senators and have powers over cities only thru their fame alone. And most of their voters are people who vote them just because they like them when they were an artist, or sometimes just voted for them because they're entertaining/funny. And as a teenager, I looked up what it takes to run for politics in my country, and besides the age, being a citizen, a few years in the country blah blah blah, all it takes is to be able to write and read?! That's all??? And it is so easy to register as a voter too, and most voters fall for vote buying in my country.
So that's how I formed my take. I know that this would be unfair for the lower class who have not been able to get proper education, but, majority of the voters already haven't been properly educated, so by having capable voters who don't fall for propagandas, fame, vote buying, slogans, poster or anything else, we would at least be able to get a proper government that do their job instead of making the government a circus. So that eventually, at least the lower class would be able to get a proper education and also be able to vote eventually. And for those running for politics, if we had stricter requirements, at least we would be able to filter out the candidates and have better choices (our president didn't even graduate college lmao).
So what do you think about my take guys, I'm sorry if you'd think my view is wrong, I am welcome to some lecturing, I know I have a lot to learn in this world, but right now I just can't stand what's happening in my country's government.