MastKalandar@feddit.online to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoIs it necessary to bring in the paramilitary to carry out a democratic election ?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down121
arrow-up1-12arrow-down1message-squareIs it necessary to bring in the paramilitary to carry out a democratic election ?MastKalandar@feddit.online to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·8 days agoYou should see the heavily armed atmosphere at my place, tomorrow being the general elections for us. I live in the World’s Largest Democracy.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-28 days agoI don’t think I’ve ever seen police or any security when I voting. Unless the the old lady that checks your ID counts.
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoWelcome to the World’s Largest Democracy !!!
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·8 days ago World’s Largest Democracy. By headcount. The US is still the largest by mass.
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoLast time I checked, Canada is larger than the US and still a democracy
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agothey cheat though with tim hortons and poutine.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoAs I love to say to my fellow Americans: “Land doesn’t vote.” It’s the mass of the people that matters. Do you think Canada outweighs the US?
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoWhat’s the population of the US ??
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoThe real question is: what’s the average weight of us Americans.
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoHe’s probably including the mass of the land.
minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoIndia? Yes. Well. Is it still a democracy? I think that perhaps the fact that the army is involved shows that it really isn’t anymore. Also: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/india-west-bengal-state-elections-millions-stripped-of-vote
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoThank you for sharing this report. Well, l actually fall in this list.
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoPrecisely where l’m from.
You should see the heavily armed atmosphere at my place, tomorrow being the general elections for us. I live in the World’s Largest Democracy.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen police or any security when I voting. Unless the the old lady that checks your ID counts.
Welcome to the World’s Largest Democracy !!!
By headcount. The US is still the largest by mass.
Last time I checked, Canada is larger than the US and still a democracy
they cheat though with tim hortons and poutine.
As I love to say to my fellow Americans: “Land doesn’t vote.” It’s the mass of the people that matters.
Do you think Canada outweighs the US?
What’s the population of the US ??
The real question is: what’s the average weight of us Americans.
He’s probably including the mass of the land.
It’s a joke on fat Americans
India? Yes. Well. Is it still a democracy? I think that perhaps the fact that the army is involved shows that it really isn’t anymore.
Also: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/india-west-bengal-state-elections-millions-stripped-of-vote
Thank you for sharing this report. Well, l actually fall in this list.
Precisely where l’m from.