• I Cast Fist
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    23 hours ago

    I don’t know how UK elections for prime minister work, but experience and history have shown me that people can be fucking stupid and elect the worst option available, no matter the country.

    • nednobbins@lemm.ee
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      20 hours ago

      Agreed. They don’t necessarily vote for the better candidate, they vote for their favorite candidate.

      • comfy@lemmy.ml
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        13 hours ago

        Also, due to the power of wealth and mass media ownership, the most famous candidates (and therefore the only ones with a realistic chance of election) are consistently garbage.