Compulsory voting is to my mind as offensive as a compulsory religious sacrament. It mandates participation in a system of usurpation, and the purpose is to ensure everyone can be presumed guilty of participation in the process and thus responsible for the dire outcomes regardless of their preference. The myth of democracy is built on the bandwagon fallacy and false choice.
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Hmm, but in a case of incessant killing and mauling of citizens all in the name of getting people to vote for them. I was once an electoral officer, adhoc staff, it was only God that saved me that day when the politicians brought out gun just because they didn't win in that polling booth.
Governments are just gangs with a veneer of legitimacy, and voting provides that veneer. Elections are (usually) a more civil form of factional rivalries.
I see it from another point of view. Under the current system, whether you vote or not, you are governed and subjected to the laws of the government. This means that it is easy to manipulate as seen in the US system, by encouraging people not to vote. And, in a non-compulsory system, "not voting" has no impact. Not-voting should have an impact, and then, people shouldn't vote.