return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoLula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonarowww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down11cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1203arrow-down1external-linkLula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonarowww.theguardian.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareSeth Taylor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down9·edit-24 hours agoThat awkward moment when a president wins a fourth term but it’s a good thing Edit: Did really nobody understand this or did the tankies show up? EDIT 2: This was crossposted to ML. I accidentally walked into the psych ward. I hope somebody shuts down ML. I really really deeply do.
minus-squareazuth@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·6 hours agoWhy, if the people democratically vote for someone why should they be artificially limited?
minus-squaresyreus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·5 hours agoTo prevent bad actors from consolidating power and corrupting the systems that keep those elections free and fair. Are term limits perfect? No. Do they solve more problems than they create? Probably.
minus-squareSeth Taylor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoThis was crossposted to ML. I just noticed. Brace yourself
minus-squareazuth@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 hours agoNo, probably not.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 hours agoSurprised to see this down voted but then I remembered that .ml still exists.
That awkward moment when a president wins a fourth term but it’s a good thing
Edit: Did really nobody understand this or did the tankies show up?
EDIT 2: This was crossposted to ML. I accidentally walked into the psych ward. I hope somebody shuts down ML. I really really deeply do.
Why, if the people democratically vote for someone why should they be artificially limited?
To prevent bad actors from consolidating power and corrupting the systems that keep those elections free and fair. Are term limits perfect? No. Do they solve more problems than they create? Probably.
This was crossposted to ML. I just noticed. Brace yourself
No, probably not.
Surprised to see this down voted but then I remembered that .ml still exists.