Aww... He's like a grey Garfield
redwattlebird
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Um... I'm Australian and we just kicked out all the pro-Trump candidates. We also get to pick from a really long list of parties and even get to pick exactly who in the party we want. Voting is compulsory and because of that, voting has to be made accessible: it's on a Saturday, you can vote early and polling stations are set up literally everywhere, even in the most remote locations.
America has more agency than a dictatorship. That's a very low bar.
Edit: also Trump vs Xi.
One has no goal for the country except to line his own pockets and the other has very strong goals for the country (involving actually making their country an economic powerhouse).
One sees himself as a strict father of his country and the other sees himself as king.
If it was a decision between Trump and Xi, I'd pick Xi any day of the week. It's a shit choice but I'd rather a leader than a puppet.
Yep, I'm not doubting that.
I have to say, though, my most favourite American accent is the Minnesota one. Fargo helped make it all sound very endearing. Unsure how they pronounce mirror. Perhaps it's 'meer'.
Because voting is not compulsory in your country so there's no incentive to provide accessibility for people to vote.
Face it, you need a different system. Not going to happen without violence though... It's a very sad state of affairs.
Well, transwomen are women.
Ok, ok I may have a solution that will make everyone happy: let's all speak Esperanto! One flag for all!
https://literacytrust.org.uk/parents-and-families/adult-literacy/
https://www.prosperityforamerica.org/literacy-statistics/
These are what I found after searching literacy statistics for both nations. I haven't gone and checked through the data but it seems that the UK has a lower illiteracy rate than the US.
Hmmmm yes but the average American reads at a grade 6 level, so I daresay UK beats USA there.
Well... They had Madonna on some years ago and that failed spectacularly when she lip synced the entire act...
I don't think Eurovision would work with America in it because of American exceptionalism. That's why you'll stick to your national song contests.
The way 'herbs' or 'erbs' (as some pronounce it) drives me absolutely nuts.
Also, 'mirror' where it sounds like 'meer' drives me nuts.
I definitely prefer British English. Love reading the old Agatha Christie books. E.g. "My word!" The colonel ejaculated, "I do believe that she's dead!"
It's been going down hill since I turned 25. I'm just closer to the end of the ride now.
Yeah... Nah...