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oooh the Silent Majorty stands with us!

yeah, sure

meanwhile, the actual majority is sleeping though this. Just like they sleep through every election cycle. If you could somehow ran on "oh, was that today? I had no idea" you would be the eternal incumbent

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 53 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think in a true democracy if the majority of people don't vote, the election needs to be run again with different candidates

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 41 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Soviet elections had "against all" choice.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago

I remember textbooks in my formative years bringing that up as a bad thing to show how "fake" the elections were, not tolerating meaningful dissent away from pre-selected leaders. wonder-who-thats-for

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 29 points 2 months ago

Waow that's actually a cool option ngl

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

But the US told me that the Soviet Union was an evil anti-democracy where no one has a say!

[–] Prole_Strongman@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Was this “post Soviet”? I can’t find anything about it being during the USSR

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago
[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Post-Soviet states inherited it, but as far as I know all of them removed this option since.