#DEmocracy

[carladuquette]

European elections are on Sunday, June 9 🇪🇺

And for the first time, 16- and 17-year-olds get to have a say!

If you are

- 16, in Austria, Belgium, Germany or Malta

- 17, in Greece

you can vote in this election.

AND YOU SHOULD!

European elections might sound boring, complicated, less sexy than your average national elections. But they matter greatly.

Since the establishment of the EU, this previously volatile region has not seen war. We are stronger and better together 🫶 But our peaceful life together doesn’t run on autopilot. Right-wing populists across the EU are spreading hatred, trying to draw lines between “us” and “them.”

DON’T LET THEM WIN.

Democracy and the EU we have right now depend on all of us to get involved. So make your voice heard. Vote in the EU election on Sunday, June 9. In some countries (for example in Germany), you are already able to vote now, via mail-in ballot or by going to your city’s election office. Whichever way you do it…

GO VOTE!

You get to brag about it here afterwards (and, you know, get to keep living in a democratic society 🙂)

[dxrlinggxd]

take a moment to read indian election news!! india has voted against the ruling fascist party. while they will resume government they will need to forge alliances and have lost multiple strong members of parliament. and all this despite them controlling the media and jailing their opposers! this is SUCH an important reminder that u shld never ever underestimate the power of a vote

[jangillman]

[bella-narchy]

Today was election day in mexico and in some places people weren't allowed to vote or were forced to wait 3+ hours to be able to vote (I personally was forced to wait 1 hour to be able to vote) and in some places people were told there weren't enough ballots available anymore after a few hours of waiting.

There are videos and posts on social media about this, of people shouting "queremos votar" (we want to vote) outside these places.

After six years under a president who constantly antagonized the INE (our government independent organization that is in charge of our democracy) and declared his wishes to get rid of it this is frustrating, and worrisome.

I repeat:

Some people in mexico weren't allowed to vote today.

[noididnotsignupforthis]

honesty i don't know why people are not paying attention to the fact that India, largest democracy in the world, is shifting to authoritarianism, is openly supporting Israel to the point that Israel is telling it's citizens to be happy that Maldives banned them and they can now explore Lakshadweep.

like i don't know what the result of the election will be but it will be very concerning if modi won by a very large margin

[beauty-funny-trippy]

Many nations — including Canada and the UK — may no longer allow Trump to enter, due to legal restrictions against allowing convicted felons into their country.

Having a criminal as president would devalue America's position in the world. How could America ever claim to have the moral high ground on any issue if we have a convicted felon as president?

Donald Trump continually proves to be a national disgrace and an embarrassment to America.

[not-your-asian-fantasy]

“The Chinese government is seeking to erase memory of the Tiananmen Massacre throughout China and in Hong Kong,” said Maya Wang, acting China director at Human Rights Watch. “But 35 years on, the government has been unable to extinguish the flames of remembrance for those risking all to promote respect for democracy and human rights in China.”

[whosurisold]

At FelonDon sentencing

Judge Merchan hopefully will sentence DementedDon to maximum 4 years in prison, siting, FelonDon courtroom antics, contemptuous conduct, attacking jurors, witnesses, doj system, judge Merchan family. DementedDon Don complete disrespect of the court, jury and justice system. I hope Judge Merchan will also order a complete and thorough mental evaluation into dementedDon mental capacity.

FelonDon is a deeply deranged individual that possibly needs institutionalized in a mental facility, pending his mental evaluation instead of prison

Either outcome Prison or mental institution FelonyDon will get the justice he seeks

[lilithism1848]

[sher-ee]

This is an example of the Republican response since the Trump conviction. All that is missing is frothing of the mouth.

[fixing-bad-posts]

please fucking vote

[writing-with-olive]

when you call your reps to ask them to pretty please stop taking away your rights, remember:

In deep red areas you're a republican who is thinking of voting for someone else if they don't vote what you want on this specific bill because it impacts your republican ideals so very much

In swing states you're an undecided voter who's gonna go blue if they don't vote how you like

remember to call because that way their phone is going off and their peers can hear it because their offices are close together (emails and letters don't work like that), so it can rattle them if they get high volumes. remember that you gotta make them feel like they're losing something.

[mysharona1987]

What a nice lady.

[izooks]

[politijohn]

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