DominatorX1@thelemmy.club to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhen everybody agrees so perfectly. When conformity is so absolute. When dissent is so rare. It makes one suspicious.message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10
arrow-up168arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareMothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·5 months agoSo practically a ritual. What’s the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question
minus-squareJeena@piefed.jeena.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoThe point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.
minus-squareaski3252@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 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-up2·5 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.