Comment on Non-Americans: what would you do in a situation where a foreign country run by a extremist dictator began producing nukes?

DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Slight correction: Two-party, first past the post democracy means that only 51% of the population decide which dumbass fucks the country while the other 49% effectively get zero say or representation in government.

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  • danciestlobster@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Additional addendum: in the US with the electoral college, if you get the exact right people, you can theoretically win elections with about 23% of the popular vote, and the elected president had 51+% of the popular vote like…half the time lately

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    • humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And that is still much less than 51% of the population

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