Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🌞🌞🌞 Wednesday, November 6, 2024

danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m not sure they’ll even have democracy much longer, sausages are probably pushing it.

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  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They haven’t ever had it. Current system is more or less an oligarchy, it’s just called democracy so as not to scare people.

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• MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No. In fact, some states have passed laws prohibiting the distribution of refreshments to people waiting in line to vote

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s wild

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There is reason for it. Back in the days where travelling to a polling place was still a major event politicians used to ply people with food and alcohol to buy their votes. It often got quite out of control and was seen as a threat to democracy.

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  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is really at the core of their issues.

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• Nath@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No. In fact when we ask about it, they usually think we are joking.

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• Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They do not

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