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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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[–] InternetLefty@hexbear.net 21 points 22 hours ago

Most have correctly realized that bourgeois democracy is a sham for working people

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 18 hours ago

It’s also so awesome that even though people voted one way, it turned out the opposite anyway due to bullshit

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 51 points 1 day 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 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Soviet elections had "against all" choice.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 31 points 1 day 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 28 points 1 day ago

Waow that's actually a cool option ngl

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day 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 22 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 2 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 5 points 21 hours ago

Did you mean to ask @Collatz_problem@hexbear.net that? Lol

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In China that would result in the election having to be redone at a lower level lol^[allegedly, I haven't found much text about chinese democracy, but as far as I can tell that's sort of how it works. Same way it works in an unspecified african country I cannot recall the name of lol]

[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not even registered to vote rat-salute

You’re welcome

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago

Thank you for your service

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They're voting for my Johnson?!

[–] miz@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

the other candidates are soft on Johnson

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago
[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’m not an American, but in my country from what I’ve read our non voters when polled on who they would have voted for if forced to generally vote along similar lines as what the election reflected (with some outlier areas obviously.) Is it similar in the states? Or does it skew heavily to one side?

[–] marx_mentat@hexbear.net 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Are you saying the solution to people not caring who becomes president is to force them to vote by gunpoint

[–] robinn_@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

That misses the point so obviously