Godric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 7 days agoLemmy's political discourse when Republicans gutted the Voting Rights Act yesterday:lemmy.worldimagemessage-square476linkfedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down195
arrow-up1933arrow-down1imageLemmy's political discourse when Republicans gutted the Voting Rights Act yesterday:lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square476linkfedilink
minus-squareMajor_Tsiom@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down15·7 days agoThat was a city mayoral election. I guess NYC is indeed a democracy. The United States of America is not.
minus-squareHalfSalesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agoNYC still has a ton of money in politics. NYC still uses first past the post for its general election of their mayor. Systemically, there are parallels to the rest of the country. The same shit could happen at the national levels. Its a deeply flawed democracy, with mechanisms to strengthen land owning and wealthy. But it still holds real democratic potential
That was a city mayoral election. I guess NYC is indeed a democracy. The United States of America is not.
NYC still has a ton of money in politics. NYC still uses first past the post for its general election of their mayor.
Systemically, there are parallels to the rest of the country. The same shit could happen at the national levels.
Its a deeply flawed democracy, with mechanisms to strengthen land owning and wealthy. But it still holds real democratic potential