[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 6 months ago

I think it would be more accurate to look at the size of the protests, because not the entire population is out protesting.

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 7 months ago

Wow, I want to get sanctioned now

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 10 months ago

Merry birthday 🎈

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just don't want my region to become the new Gaza, nothing against Jewish people, just against being bombed by a fascist state.

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I would rather not have those guys at my border.

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

The costal part is pretty much developed, but the rest of the country is still industrialising.

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Real mask off moment

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Isn't Kissinger a war criminal? Why is he meeting with foreign leaders?

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  1. Not a reason to fuck up Ukraine for the next 100 years
  2. Not a reason to fuck up Ukraine for the next 100 years
[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

The problem is, Israel hasn't waited to become a dictatorship to start acting like one.

[-] Pili@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Oh yes, voter manipulation is very concerning. Even the simple fact that foreign powers can legally finance a candidate for another country's presidential election is absolutely crazy to me.

But I think there is something even worse than that:

  • When participation is so low that barely 50% of electors cast a vote, with one category of people (the elderly) being massively over-represented.

  • When there is no possible recourse if the majority of electors isn't satisfied with their options, and blank ballots aren't even accounted for.

  • When the main platforms where campaigning happens are all owned by and handful of billionaires, who can choose to present in a good light the candidates that will be the most favorable to them, and do the opposite for others.

  • When political campaigns are funded privately (and as I said, sometimes even by authoritarian foreign powers), those who favor billionaires being again at a massive advantage.

The game is so strongly rigged, I'm surprised that the general population still widely considers us democracies. Starting by reforming our electoral systems would do a lot of good and would be a lot simpler than trying to stop social media bots in my opinion, even though we should also tackle that issue.

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