• antonim@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    In 2008, the PSL’s presidential candidate recieved 0.01% of the popular vote. In 2024, their candidate received 0.11%. That’s a 1000%+ increase in their votership in less than 20 years

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    • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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      Context is everything. And in this case, the context is the United States. If we were to translate it to that meme, the baby would have doubled in weight despite having thousands of ticks sucking their blood every second of their life. It would be a miracle the baby is still alive at all.