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-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.
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.