DominatorX1@thelemmy.club to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhen everybody agrees so perfectly. When conformity is so absolute. When dissent is so rare. It makes one suspicious.message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down114
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareWhen everybody agrees so perfectly. When conformity is so absolute. When dissent is so rare. It makes one suspicious.DominatorX1@thelemmy.club to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareMothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoSo practically a ritual. What’s the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question
minus-squareJeena@piefed.jeena.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoThe point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.
minus-squareaski3252@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThere are multiple candidates, but if elections are held in a one party state, they all belong to the same party or a party that is effectively under the dominating party’s control.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoTo say you have elections.
So practically a ritual. What’s the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question
The point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.
There are multiple candidates, but if elections are held in a one party state, they all belong to the same party or a party that is effectively under the dominating party’s control.
To say you have elections.