Comment on Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?

Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• tigerjerusalem@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m ignorant about that, care to elaborate?

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  • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sri Lankans (of all varieties - complicated history) have elected a left leaning coalition. It’s very unusual the majority of every “section” of Sri Lanka to throw their support behind the same candidate / party (again - historical reasons.)

    Here’s a BBC link. It appears to be reasonably factual as I understand it and is a good synopsis:

    www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr9n2w0lyzo

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