MastKalandar@feddit.online to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoIs it necessary to bring in the paramilitary to carry out a democratic election ?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down115
arrow-up1-8arrow-down1message-squareIs it necessary to bring in the paramilitary to carry out a democratic election ?MastKalandar@feddit.online to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·8 hours 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-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours 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-up1·4 hours agoThank you for sharing this report. Well, l actually fall in this list.
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoPrecisely where l’m from.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-28 hours 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-up4·7 hours agoWelcome to the World’s Largest Democracy !!!
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 hours ago World’s Largest Democracy. By headcount. The US is still the largest by mass.
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 hours agoLast time I checked, Canada is larger than the US and still a democracy
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours 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-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agothey cheat though with tim hortons and poutine.
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoWhat’s the population of the US ??
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoThe real question is: what’s the average weight of us Americans.
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoHe’s probably including the mass of the land.
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.
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.
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
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?
they cheat though with tim hortons and poutine.
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