• Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago
    1. Vote. No, really. If people actually fucking voted, we wouldn’t be in this mess.

    You would think that, but the reality is probably that out if everyone who didn’t vote you would get an even spread so they really don’t make that big of a difference. Take other countries where voting is compulsory like Brazil and Argentina and they also elected extreme right clowns.

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      out if everyone who didn’t vote you would get an even spread

      I don’t think that’s necessarily true. I suspect that the median non-voter is less wealthy than that of the voters.

      Take other countries where voting is compulsory

      We have compulsory voting in Australia. Presently we have a progressive (left of centre) government. It’s possible or likely that we will elect a right of centre government this year, but not extreme right clowns.

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      Millei is necessary for Argentina. Would be a bad president in America but that country desperately needed austerity

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        That’s like saying gasoline is necessary for a house on fire because that house desperately needs liquids. There were other candidates in the election that had much better plans, while I agree that electing the same dipshits that set the house on fire to begin with was out of the question, we had options but the majority choose a clown who will make things worse. It’s almost the definition of cutting the nose to spite the face.