• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    AFAIK the best ranked democracies are Scandinavian, so it’s not like it’s a secret recipe, In Denmark the model has worked since 1953.

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      4 hours ago

      Definitely, but the sad truth is that it may as well be secret. Because our mass media failures either just don’t talk about it. Or claim it wouldn’t work here for racist reasons.

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        2 hours ago

        Yes we had a party leader of Danish Peoples Party some years back claiming immigrants shouldn’t be allowed to vote, because a survey showed they mostly voted for pro immigration parties.

        That’s how fucked up stupid people can be!! BTW at their peak they achieved almost a fourth the vote here in Denmark, but then they got political influence, and next election they were halved.
        The best way in a functioning democracy to get rid of stupid parties is to expose what they really want when they get a bit of influence. Previous election they almost dropped out of congress, but unfortunately they gained some this election.
        Unfortunately there is always a good share of racists in almost all countries. But in a functioning democracy they are unlikely to gain enough votes to become the majority party in a government.